Type 60 122 mm field gun
The Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence. Developed in the late 1950s, it provided direct fire and indirect fire for the People's Liberation Army. It remains in service with reserve units in gun battalions attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions. It is in active service with the Sri Lankan Army, introduced in the early 1990s to replace the Ordnance [QF 25 pounder] field gun. It has seen action in the Sri Lankan civil war.
Wars
- Sino-Vietnamese War
- Vietnam War
- Cambodian Civil War
- Cambodian–Vietnamese War
- Sino-Soviet border conflict
- Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Six-Day War
- Sino-Indian War
- Yom Kippur War
- Sri Lankan civil war
Users
- – in reserve
Former users
- Liberation [Tigers of Tamil Eelam]: 2