Designation:

WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70

Info
Manufacturer: NORINCO - China North Industries Group Corporation - CNGC  
Product type: Armoured Vehicles  
Name: Self-propelled howitzer  

The PLA requested a self-propelled 122mm artillery system to replace the towed artillery in its armoured forces in the late 1960s. The Type 70 (also known as WZ302) 122mm self-propelled howitzer was introduced as a gap-stop in 1970. The system is simply a Type54-I 122mm howitzer mounted on a Type 63-I (B531) armoured personnel carrier, with not fire-control system. The crew is carried inside the troop compartment, but has to manually operate the howitzer without any protection. Only a small number was produced (<200 examples) before the production sully stopped.

Specifications:
Property Value
Crew
7
Main weapon caliber (mm)
122
Weight (kg)
15300
Firing range (m)
11800
Elevation (degree)
80
Depression (degree)
45
Traverse arc (degree)
45
Max. road speed (km/h)
56




   
WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70
WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70
WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70
WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70
WMZ 302/Type 70/PLZ70