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PLZ45 was never adopted in great numbers by the PLA, the only known operator is a Sp-ARTY Battalion of the 6th armor division, 38th Group Army, Beijing MR. While PLZ45 is a very powerful weapon and some would argue that it is the most powerful land system the PLA ever had. The gun itself was designed by the famous Canadian Dr Jerry Bull, so it has an NATO origin.
However, its complex design caused a great deal of logistic nightmare for the PLA, while PLA was impressed by it's performance but dislike the huge support tail it required, Thus, norinco went back to the drawing board to come up with a simplified Type04 with russian elements (Type 05 is an export designation) for PLA and it is now in PLA service.