SOVIET D30 122mm HOWITZER (late version)

Description

The D-30, or 122-mm howitzer D-30, is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in the 1960s. It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30 has a maximum range of 15.4 kilometers, or over 21 km using RAP ammunition. With its striking three-leg mounting the D-30 can be rapidly traversed through 360 degrees. Although no longer manufactured in FSU nations the D-30 is still manufactured internationally and is in service in more than 60 countries’ armed forces. The kit is presenting the lastest version of this weapon as still used by Afghan National Army 205th Corps in Zabul Province, September 2009 (Scale : 1/35e)