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The U-5TS (production designation 2A20) tank gun is a 115 mm-calibre weapon that was fitted almost exclusively to the Soviet Union's T-62 main battle tank. It was the first smoothbore weapon designed for tanks, and heralded the change in main armament from rifled cannons.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U-5TS | Barrel length | 6.05 m L/52.6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Caliber | 115 millimetres (4.53 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Crew | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Designed | Late 1950s | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Effective firing range | 2,000 m-high target – 1,870 m; 3 m-high target – 2,260 m; 4,000 m AT-12 missile. | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | In service | 1961–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Muzzle velocity | 1,600 m/s (APFSDS) | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Place of origin | Russia | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Rate of fire | 6–10/minute | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Shell | 115×728mmR | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | Type | Smoothbore tank gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| U-5TS | 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 Wa… | 1.00 | infobox |
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