130 53 TK vs M-46 field gun: Specs Compared

AArtillery

M-46 field gun

Towed field gun

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

130 53 TKlarger figure on 1 of 3

Mass+108%

M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 3

Range+1%
Muzzle velocity+8%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 71 rows sourced on both sides

—

11.73m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

11.73 m

Length

Single source

11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)^[source]

—

2.45m

Width

All recorded figures & sources

2.45 m

Width

Single source

2.45 m (8 ft)^[source]

—

2.55m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.55 m

Height

Single source

2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)^[source]

16t

7.7t

Mass+108%

All recorded figures & sources

16,000 kg

Mass

Single source

16,000 kg (35,000 lb)^[source]

7,700 kg

Mass

Single source

7,700 kg (17,000 lb)^[source]

3+7

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3+7^[source]

8 people

Crew

Single source

8^[source]

27kmMaximum; unassisted

Range+1%

All recorded figures & sources

27 km

Maximum; unassisted

Single source

40 km

Maximum; assisted

Single source

27 km (17 mi) (unassisted) 40 km (25 mi) (assisted)^[source]

27.15 km

Maximum; unassisted

Single source

35 km

Maximum; base-bleed

Single source

44 km

Maximum; rocket assisted

Single source

27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)^[source]

6.89mL/53

7.15mBore L/55

Barrel lengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6.89 m

L/53

Single source

6.890 m (22 ft 7 in) L/53^[source]

7.15 m

Bore L/55

Single source

Bore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55^[source]

130mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

130 mm

Caliber

Single source

130 mm (5.1 in)^[source]

130 mm

Caliber

Single source

130 mm (5.1 in)^[source]

6rpm

8rpmburst

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

6 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

6 rounds/min^[source]

8 rounds/min

burst

Single source

6 rounds/min

normal

Single source

5 rounds/min

sustained

Single source

6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)^[source]

860m/s

930m/s

Muzzle velocity+8%

All recorded figures & sources

860 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

860 m/s (2,800 ft/s)^[source]

930 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

930 m/s (3,051 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

130 53 TK and M-46 field gun configuration
Specification	130 53 TK	M-46 field gun
Type	Fixed coastal artillery gun^[source]	Towed field gun^[source]
Place of origin	Finland^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1984–present^[source]	—
Used by	Coastal artillery of Finland^[source]	—
Designer	Tampella^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Tampella^[source]	MOTZ^[source]
Produced	1982–1990^[source]	1951–1971^[source]
Shell	130 x 846 mm R^[source]	130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile^[source]
Action	Automatic^[source]	—
Wars	—	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Designed	—	1946–1950^[source]
Breech	—	Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]
Recoil	—	hydro-pneumatic^[source]
Carriage	—	Split-trail^[source]
Elevation	—	−2.5° to 45°^[source]
Traverse	—	50°^[source]
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130 53 TK

M-46 field gun

Type

Fixed coastal artillery gun^[source]

Towed field gun^[source]

Place of origin

Finland^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1984–present^[source]

—

Used by

Coastal artillery of Finland^[source]

—

Designer

Tampella^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Tampella^[source]

MOTZ^[source]

Produced

1982–1990^[source]

1951–1971^[source]

Shell

130 x 846 mm R^[source]

130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile^[source]

Action

Automatic^[source]

—

Wars

—

Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence South African Border War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Ethiopian Civil War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Tigray War Israeli–Lebanese conflict Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designed

—

1946–1950^[source]

Breech

—

Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]

Recoil

—

hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Carriage

—

Split-trail^[source]

Elevation

—

−2.5° to 45°^[source]

Traverse

—

50°^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville
Reported operator · Congo-Kinshasa
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Guyana
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Popular Mobilization Forces
Reported operator · Kurdistan Region
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Hezbollah
Reported operator · Mongolia
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Zambia