122 mm soviet howitzer D-30 2A18 1/35 SKIF 215

122 mm soviet howitzer D-30 2A18

1/35 scale plastic model kit

SKIF 215

Photo Etched set is included

Manufacturer: SKIF (Ukraine)

Scale: 1/35

Material: Plastic

Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.

Condition: New in Box

The 122-mm howitzer D-30 (GRAU index 2A18) is a Soviet howitzer that entered service in the late 1960s, replacing the M-30 122 mm howitzer. Its longer barrel gave it greater range than the M-30, and once emplaced it could be traversed 360 degrees. It is no longer in production, but remains in service with more than 60 countries' armed services.

This is a 122 mm artillery piece developed in the former Soviet Union. It is loosely based on a German design of the Second World War. Its most striking feature is the fact that it's mounted on a tripod which allows the gun to be swung around a full 360-degrees. Another interesting feature is that it's towed by its barrel. It does not use powder charges that are loaded separately, but has cased charges which are loaded after the shell. The D-30 is capable of being a deadly anti-tank weapon when used in a defensive role. It has seen service in a number of countries including Egypt, Iraq and Poland. A number of them have built their own versions of the D-30. This includes a model built by Egypt which is self-propelled. China has its own version, which serves with the People's Liberation Army.

122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)

The D-30A in Finnish Army service.

Type

Howitzer

Place of origin

Soviet Union

Specifications

Weight

combat: 3,210 kg

(7,055 lbs)

Length

5.4 m (17.71 ft) (transport)

Barrel length

bore: 38 calibres

Width

1.9 m (6.23 ft) (transport)

Height

1.6 m (5.24 ft) (transport)

Crew

1+7

Caliber

122 mm (4.8 in)

Recoil

hydropneumatic

Carriage

tripod

Elevation

-7° to 70°

Traverse

360°

Rate of fire

1 rounds per minute (sustained), 7-8 rounds (max)

Effective range

15.4 km (9.56 mi)

Maximum range

21.9 km (13.76 mi)

(with rocket assisted ammunition)

List of operators

Afghanistan

Algeria

Angola

Azerbaijan - 191

Bangladesh - 130 (more than 100+ will be made soon for the army)

Belarus

Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 51 units

Cambodia

Congo

Croatia - 52 units (D-30 HR M94)

Egypt

Ethiopia

Estonia - 36 units

Finland - 486 units (Finnish designation war originaly 122 H 63 after certain modernizatios its curret designation is 122 H 63A)

FYROM

Georgia - 140 units

Iran - 400-600 units

Iraq

Kazakhstan - 183 units, will be partially converted into self-propelled systems Semser

Kyrgyzstan - 72 units

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Madagascar

Mali

Mauritania

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Nicaragua

People's Republic of China

Peru

Russia

Slovakia

Serbia - 303 units

Syria

Tajikistan - 12 units

Ukraine - 443 units

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia - 25 units