This Russian 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) is on display at the 45th Infantry Division Museum.
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WALKAROUND
Soviet D-30 122 mm HowitzerPosted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 09:56 AM UTC
Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 05:33 PM UTC
Nice. Gotta love things that go boom.
Thanks,
Randy
Thanks,
Randy
Taeuss
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 08:06 AM UTC
Any background on this piece? Looks almost air mobile.
Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 11:36 AM UTC
Taeuss; all I know is from Wikipedia. It's a regular field piece that entered service in the 1960s.
Mckenna35
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Posted: Saturday, February 25, 2017 - 05:15 PM UTC
It was abandoned by it's crew in Iraq after a bomb went off nearby (you can see gouges in the barrel where the shrapnel hit). Marines found it and brought it home folded up in a conex surrounded by dufflebags and had it displayed in front of their HQ until they had to account for it, at which point the museum was able to take it off their hands.
vettejack
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Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 09:16 PM UTC
Would love to see your whole file on this gun. PM me please if u have more than just these few pics!!
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Saturday, March 18, 2017 - 06:43 PM UTC
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Would love to see your whole file on this gun.
If you search for D-30 122mm walkaround you can find several photo groups, if you are looking for photos in general. Using Cyrillic characters will get even more.
KL