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309:HE: 805 m/s (2,640 ft/s)
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396:Fixed QF 85 x 692 mm R ammunition
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63:Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
658:Anti-tank guns of the Cold War
335:designed and produced for the
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411:Hydro-pneumatic recoil system
172:5.07 m (17 ft) L/60
153:2,095 kg (4,619 lb)
653:Artillery of Czechoslovakia
613:"78- MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES"
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577:Foss, Christopher (1974).
386:85 mm divisional gun D-44
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509:High Explosive Anti-tank
240:Semi-automatic vertical
230:85 mm (3.3 in)
469:5 kg (11 lb)
353:Austro-Hungarian Empire
317:16 km (10 mi)
580:Artillery of the world
291:Rate of fire
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137:Manufacturer
110:East Germany
74:Used by
442:Ammunition
416:Differences
378:Škoda Works
362:Warsaw Pact
357:World War I
275:-6° to +38°
264:Split-trail
642:Categories
627:2018-08-28
590:0711005052
552:2018-08-29
526:References
408:Gun shield
433:Elevation
329:field gun
271:Elevation
49:Field gun
16:Field gun
466:BR-365P
436:Traverse
281:Traverse
260:Carriage
218:Fixed QF
129:Designed
121:Designer
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497:O-365K
453:Weight
343:History
226:Caliber
98:Austria
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450:Model
424:Length
421:Weight
382:Pilsen
372:Design
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295:20 rpm
249:Recoil
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191:Height
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140:Škoda
124:Škoda
595:OCLC
585:ISBN
478:APHE
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366:NATO
331:and
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199:Crew
150:Mass
132:1952
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