2S43 Malva vs M-46 field gun: Specs Compared

2S43 Malva — licensed reference photograph

AArtillery

2S43 Malva

Self-propelled howitzer

Credit

Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArtillery

M-46 field gun

Towed field gun

Credit

Bandanschik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

2S43 MalvaLength

13 m

Length source ↗

M-46 field gunLength

11.73 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

2S43 Malvalarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+11%
Width+12%
Height+22%

M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 4

Crew+60%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 78 rows sourced on both sides

13m

11.73m

Length+11%

All recorded figures & sources

13 m

Length

Single source

13 m^[source]

11.73 m

Length

Single source

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

2.75m

2.45m

Width+12%

All recorded figures & sources

2.75 m

Width

Single source

2.75 m^[source]

2.45 m

Width

Single source

2.45 m (8 ft)^[source]

3.1m

2.55m

Height+22%

All recorded figures & sources

3.1 m

Height

Single source

3.1 m^[source]

2.55 m

Height

Single source

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

32 tons

7.7t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

32 tons^[source]

7,700 kg

Mass

Single source

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

Crew+60%

All recorded figures & sources

5 people

Crew

Single source

5^[source]

8 people

Crew

Single source

8^[source]

1,000kmOperational; Operational range

44kmMaximum; rocket assisted

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

24.5 km

Effective; (2A64) or

Single source

50 km

Effective; + (ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2)

Single source

1,000 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

24.5 km(2A64) or 50 km+ (ZOF95 Krasnopol-M2)^[source]

1000 km^[source]

35 km

Maximum; base-bleed

Single source

44 km

Maximum; rocket assisted

Single source

350kWDiesel YaMZ-8424.10

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

350.47894 kW

Diesel YaMZ-8424.10

Single source

Diesel YaMZ-8424.10 470 hp^[source]

7rpm

8rpmburst

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

7 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

7 rounds per minute^[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]

—

7.15mBore L/55

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

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]

—

930m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

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

2S43 Malva and M-46 field gun configuration
Specification	2S43 Malva	M-46 field gun
Speed	80 km/ h^[source]	—
Type	Self-propelled howitzer^[source]	Towed field gun^[source]
In service	2023–present^[source]	—
Used by	Russian Federation^[source]	—
Designer	TsNII "Burevestnik"^[source]	—
Designed	2019–2023^[source]	1946–1950^[source]
Manufacturer	Uraltransmash^[source]	MOTZ^[source]
No. built	20+^[source]	—
Elevation	−3° to +70°^[source]	−2.5° to 45°^[source]
Traverse	30°^[source]	50°^[source]
Armor	unknown^[source]	—
Main armament	152 mm 2A64 or 2A88^[source]	—
Secondary armament	none^[source]	—
Suspension	Hydraulic ?^[source]	—
Country of origin	Russia^[source] Russia^[source]	—
Place of origin	—	Soviet Union^[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]
Produced	—	1951–1971^[source]
Shell	—	130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile^[source]
Breech	—	Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]
Recoil	—	hydro-pneumatic^[source]
Carriage	—	Split-trail^[source]
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2S43 Malva

M-46 field gun

Speed

80 km/ h^[source]

—

Type

Self-propelled howitzer^[source]

Towed field gun^[source]

In service

2023–present^[source]

—

Used by

Russian Federation^[source]

—

Designer

TsNII "Burevestnik"^[source]

—

Designed

2019–2023^[source]

1946–1950^[source]

Manufacturer

Uraltransmash^[source]

MOTZ^[source]

No. built

20+^[source]

—

Elevation

−3° to +70°^[source]

−2.5° to 45°^[source]

Traverse

30°^[source]

50°^[source]

Armor

unknown^[source]

—

Main armament

152 mm 2A64 or 2A88^[source]

—

Secondary armament

none^[source]

—

Suspension

Hydraulic ?^[source]

—

Country of origin

Russia^[source]

—

Place of origin

—

Soviet Union^[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]

Produced

—

1951–1971^[source]

Shell

—

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

Breech

—

Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]

Recoil

—

hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Carriage

—

Split-trail^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Russia

Reported operator · Russia
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 · 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