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155 mm gun M1larger figure on 2 of 3
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Travel
Single sourceTravel: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 155 mm gun M1 | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1941–1990s[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Korean War Cambodian Civil War Croatian War of Independence[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 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.73 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.
| Designed | 1918–1938[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Produced | 1940–1945[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 1,882[source] | — |
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| Shell | Separate loading charge and projectile[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Asbury mechanism[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | M1 Carriage[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −2°/+65°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 60°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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