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155 GH 52 APUlarger figure on 1 of 1
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | 155 GH 52 APU | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Gun-howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Finland[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1998–[source] | — |
| Used by | Finnish Army Egyptian Army[source] | — |
| Designer | Patria[source] |
Width
Single source2.45 m (8 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; terrain
Single source15 km/h (9.3 mph) 8 km/h (5.0 mph) (terrain)[source]
Effective; base bleed ammunition
Single sourceEffective; standard ammunition
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source28 kilometres (17 mi) (standard ammunition) 40 kilometres (25 mi) (base bleed ammunition)[source]
41 kilometres (25 mi)[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Patria Abu Zaabal Engineering Industries (licensed production)[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Unit cost | 500,000 €[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1998–2005[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 73+[source] | — |
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| Variants | 155 GH 52 155 GH 52 APU 155 K 98 155GH52-SP-T55[source] | — |
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| Shell | 155 mm NATO, separate caseless charge bags[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Shell weight | 43 kg (95 lb) to 47 kg (104 lb)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal semi-automatic sliding block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail , sole plate, auxiliary power unit and hydraulics[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −5° to +70°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±35° from centreline[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Sights | Optical panoramic periscopic dial sight Telescopic direct fire sight[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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Maximum; unassisted
Single source27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)[source]