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744:. Harvest.
645:References
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1476:2S31 Vena
1392:howitzers
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1139:Howitzers
1082:Anti-tank
1031:artillery
868:IISS 2024
783:29 August
503:Operators
469:Mahanayim
331:‹See Tfd›
253:Elevation
144:1955–1971
125:1945–1955
80:Operators
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347:Cold War
341:) was a
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242:Carriage
141:Produced
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1182:Mortars
1052:ZU-23-2
1028:Russian
931:Sources
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410:index:
400:S-23-IV
391:a.k.a.
389:S-23-II
380:a.k.a.
335:Russian
221:Caliber
1379:ASU-85
1374:ASU-57
1238:BMD-20
1033:after
1024:Soviet
916:
808:
708:3 June
678:
576:
562:
548:
537:Former
527:
467:, and
378:S-23-I
355:Moscow
343:Soviet
315:Sights
231:Breech
189:Height
171:Barrel
162:Length
117:NII-58
1306:SPG-9
1283:TOS-2
1278:TOS-1
1253:BM-25
1248:BM-24
1233:BM-14
581:− 180
565:India
551:Egypt
530:Syria
465:Safed
461:]
307:with
211:Shell
181:Width
1331:guns
1190:2B11
1084:guns
1045:guns
1026:and
914:ISBN
892:2024
855:2016
824:2016
806:ISBN
785:2011
710:2011
676:ISBN
613:AT-T
567:− 40
553:− 50
408:GRAU
393:S-43
382:S-33
324:The
197:Crew
154:Mass
87:Wars
77:See
45:Type
957:doi
953:124
421:RAP
395:and
353:in
309:RAP
267:44°
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