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152 mm gun-howitzer D-20

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The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152mm gun-howitzer artillery piece manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s. It was first observed by the West in 1955, when it was designated the M1955, and carries the GRAU index 52-P-546. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Towed 152mm gun-howitzer artillery piece 1
Introduced Year
1955 1
1955 is when Western intelligence first observed and designated the piece M1955; the source text does not give a separate Soviet in-service year.
Classification
Caliber
152mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 1
Connections

Operated By

Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20

Used In

Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Six-Day War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Vietnam War, Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
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1. Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
  • D-20: REST summary lead, second sentence, Western-observation-year clause
    It was first observed by the West in 1955, at which time it was designated the M1955.
  • D-20: REST summary lead, first sentence, weapon-class clause
    The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152 mm gun-howitzer artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s.
  • Caliber attribute (d-20-howitzer)
    The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152mm gun-howitzer artillery piece manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s.
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Six-Day War, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet?Afghan War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: Soviet Union, many others
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Wikidata: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20
Wikidata Q192220, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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