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152 mm SpGH DANAlarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.156 m (36 ft 7.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 152 mm SpGH DANA | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Self-propelled gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Chadian–Libyan Conflict War in Afghanistan Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | 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 |
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 5
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11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source80 km/h (50 mph)[source]
Tatra T2-930-34
Single sourceTatra T2-930-34 253.7 kW (340.2 hp)[source]
manual
Single sourcesemi-automatic
Single source4 rpm (semi-automatic) 2 rpm (manual)[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourceBore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Konštrukta Trenčín[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1976 ( 1976 )[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | ZTS Dubnica nad Váhom (SK) Excalibur Army (CZ)[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1980–present[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 750+[source] | — |
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| Shell | HE , HEAT[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Shell weight | 43.5 kg (96 lb) ( HE ) 27.4 kg (60 lb) (HEAT)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | 5,580 mm (18 ft 4 in)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic, vertical sliding-wedge[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Elevation | -4° to +70°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±220°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Sights | ZZ-73 with PG1-M-D collimator (indirect fire) OP5-38-D (direct fire)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 152 mm howitzer (approx. 36.6 calibre) (60 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7 mm DShK (2,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.41 m (1 ft 4 in)[source] | — |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[source] |
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Maximum; unassisted
Single source27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)[source]
sustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]