U-5TS
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The U-5TS (production designation 2A20) tank gun is a 115 mm-calibre weapon that was fitted exclusively to the Soviet Union's T-62 main battle tank. It was the first smoothbore weapon designed for tanks,[2] and heralded the change in main armament from rifled cannons.
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U-5TS | |
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Type | Smoothbore tank gun |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1961–present |
Wars | Sino-Soviet border conflict Yom Kippur War Ogaden War Soviet–Afghan War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Chadian–Libyan War Polisario War Angolan Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Iran–Iraq War Eritrean–Ethiopian War Gulf War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Operation Iraqi Freedom Russo-Georgian War 2011 Libyan civil war Syrian civil war Afghan conflict Russo-Ukrainian War |
Production history | |
Designed | Late 1950s |
Specifications | |
Barrel length | 6.05 m L/52.6 |
Crew | 3 |
Shell | 115×728mmR |
Caliber | 115 millimetres (4.53 in) |
Rate of fire | 6–10/minute |
Muzzle velocity | 1,600 m/s (APFSDS) |
Effective firing range | 2,000 m-high target – 1,870 m; 3 m-high target – 2,260 m;[1] 4,000 m AT-12 missile. |
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