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152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10)larger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
bore
Single sourceL/23 overall L/24.3
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | USSR[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Plant no. 172[source] | MOTZ[source] |
| Produced | 1939–1941[source] | 1951–1971 |
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
bore: 3.527 m (11 ft 6.9 in) L/23 overall: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) L/24.3[source]
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| No. built | 1,522[source] | — |
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| Shell | Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Shell weight | 51.5 kg (114 lb)[source] | — |
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| Breech | interrupted screw[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −1° to 65°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Sights | panoramic[source] | — |
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| 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] |
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| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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