ML-20S (152 mm)
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Description
The ML-20S is a modification of the Soviet 152 mm artillery piece, specially designed for installation in tank destroyers such as the ISU-152 and SU-152. The ML-20 was developed in 1937, and its modification ML-20S in 1943.
The ML-20S is distinguished by its range and ability to fire high-explosive and armor-piercing projectiles, which made it suitable for hitting both fortified positions and armored vehicles. This made a significant contribution to the combat capabilities of the ISU-152, which was known for its role as a tank destroyer and assault weapon during various conflicts, including World War II.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
The ML-20C is a modification of the ML-20 for installation in self-propelled artillery installations. This howitzer cannon has a devastating HE impact, as well as armor-piercing projectiles with no less devastating consequences.
Available ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| BR-540 | APHE | 170 | 169 | 161 | 152 | 144 | 136 |
| OF-540 | HE | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| BR-540B | APHEBC | 171 | 169 | 160 | 150 | 141 | 132 |
| BP-540 | HEAT | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| BR-540 | APHE | 600 | 48.78 | 1.2 | 19 | 739.2 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| OF-540 | HE | 655 | 43.56 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5,860 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| BR-540B | APHEBC | 600 | 48.96 | 1.2 | 19 | 739.2 | 48° | 63° | 71° | |||
| BP-540 | HEAT | 680 | 27.4 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 4,800 | 62° | 69° | 73° | |||
Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
1. Decent ballistic characteristics
2. Significant destructive power of projectiles
Cons:
1. Limited aiming angles
2. Slow reloading speed
History
After several failures with the modernization of the 152 mm siege cannon of 1910, two howitzers, ML-15 and ML—20, were developed in the Design Bureau of plant No. 172. The ML-20 project was led by the famous designer F. F. Petrov, the initiative began work on it, while the ML-15 was created on the instructions of the GAU. Both guns borrowed elements from the 152 mm cannon of 1910/34, such as the barrel, bolt and recoil devices. The ML-20 had a similar wheel arrangement, while the structural elements of the ML-15 were redesigned.
The first ML-20 was tested on December 25, 1936, and the following year on military ones. After eliminating the shortcomings, the gun was adopted on September 22, 1937 as a "152-mm howitzer cannon mod. 1937". ML-20 was used to fire at trenches, fortifications and important enemy targets. With the OF-540 high-explosive grenade weighing 43.56 kg, it hit targets with fragments to a depth of 8 m, and although there were fewer fragments, their mass allowed them to penetrate armor up to 30 mm. This made the ML-20 a threat not only to manpower, but also to enemy armored vehicles.
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See also
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External links
| USSR tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 20 mm | TNSh |
| 30 mm | 2A42 · 2A72 · AG-30 |
| 45 mm | 20-K |
| 57 mm | AU-220 · Ch-51M · ZIS-2 · ZIS-4 · ZIS-4M |
| 73 mm | 2A28 |
| 76 mm | 1902/30 · 3-K · D-56TS · F-32 · F-34 · F-96 · KT-28 · L-10 · L-11 · ZIS-3 · ZIS-5 |
| 85 mm | D-5S · D-5T · D-58 · D-70 · F-30 · ZIS-S-53 |
| 100 mm | 2A48 · 2A70 · D-10S · D-10T · D-10T2S · D-50 · LB-1 · S-34 |
| 107 mm | ZIS-6 |
| 115 mm | U-5TS |
| 122 mm | A-19 · D-25-44T · D-25S · D-25T · D-25TS · D-30T · D-49 · M-30 · M-62-T2S |
| 125 mm | 2A26 · 2A46 · 2A46M · 2A46M-1 · 2A46M-4 · 2A46M-5 · 2A46MS · 2A75 · D-126 |
| 130 mm | B-13 · C-70 · M-65 |
| 152 mm | 2A33 · LP-83 · M-10T · M-64 · M-69 · ML-20S |
| Foreign: | |
| 37 mm | M5 (USA) |
| 50 mm | KwK L/42 (Germany) |
| 57 mm | 6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · M1 (USA) |
| 75 mm | KwK42 (Germany) · M2 (USA) |
| 76 mm | M1 (USA) |
| 85 mm | Type-62-85-TC (China) |
| China tank cannons | |
|---|---|
| 30 mm | ZPL02 · ZPZ02 |
| 73 mm | Type 86 |
| 76 mm | M32K1 |
| 85 mm | Type 56 · Type 63 |
| 100 mm | PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04 |
| 105 mm | 88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A |
| 120 mm | 122TM · PTZ89 |
| 125 mm | Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98 |
| 130 mm | PL59A Gai |
| 152 mm | PL66 Gai |
| Foreign: | |
| 20 mm | KwK30 (Germany) |
| 37 mm | M6 (USA) |
| 45 mm | 20-K (USSR) |
| 47 mm | Type 1 (Japan) |
| 57 mm | Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR) |
| 75 mm | M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) |
| 76 mm | D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR) |
| 85 mm | ZIS-S-53 (USSR) |
| 90 mm | M3 (USA) · M41 (USA) |
| 100 mm | D-10S (USSR) |
| 105 mm | M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA) |
| 115 mm | U-5TS (USSR) |
| 122 mm | A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR) |
| 152 mm | ML-20S (USSR) |
