Ukrainian soldiers use rarity gun D-48, which was created almost 70 years ago (video)
The Ukrainian army is armed not only with modern howitzers, which were transferred to us by Great Britain, the U.S., Germany and other countries.
What we know
User @RALee85 in Twitter published a video of using a rare Soviet gun. He indicated in the description that it was an MT-12 Rapira, but the Defence24 authors believe that the video demonstrates even older weapons.
Video of Ukrainian soldiers using an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun. https://t.co/m1rQ0IDyjx pic.twitter.com/6oFNrLv2kR
- Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 17, 2022
This is the D-48. The 85mm cannon was developed in the mid-50s, i.e. about 10 years after the end of World War II. Very soon it will celebrate its 70th birthday.
The D-48 can be called a relatively rare Soviet weapon. According to open sources, the Soviet Union created 819 units of D-48. The gun is designed to destroy enemy tanks and other armored targets at a distance of no more than 1 km.
Source: Defence24
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