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2S7 Pionlarger figure on 5 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2S7 Pion | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 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 1 of 6
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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h (31 mph)[source]
V-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel
Single sourceV-46-I V12 turbocharged diesel 630 kW (840 hp)[source]
Bore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Produced | 1975–1990[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell weight | 103 kg (227 lb) or 110 kg (240 lb)[source] | — |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Carriage | 12 m (39 ft)[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | 0-60 deg[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 30 deg[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Armor | 10 mm (0.39 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 203 mm 2A44 gun L/56.2[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kirov Factory[source]2S7 · chassis manufacturer KirovFactory; gun/mount Titan-Barrikady Titan-Barrikady[source]2S7 · chassis manufacturer KirovFactory; gun/mount Titan-Barrikady | MOTZ[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[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]