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U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AHS Krablarger figure on 4 of 5
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source12.1 m (39 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AHS Krab | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Self-propelled artillery[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2016 – present[source] | — |
| Used by | Polish Land Forces Ukrainian Ground Forces[source] | — |
| Wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single source60 km/h (37 mph) on road 30 km/h (19 mph) off road[source]
STX Engine / MTU Friedrichshafen MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine
Single sourceSTX Engine / MTU Friedrichshafen MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine 750 kW (1,000 hp)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source930 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.
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] |
| Designer | Huta Stalowa Wola BAE Systems Samsung Techwin[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1997–2016[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Huta Stalowa Wola[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$11.45M (est)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2008 – present[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Breech | Sliding block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Elevation | +70° (1244 mils)/-3.5° (-62 mils)[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 360° (6400 mils)[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Armor | Max 16 mm (0.63 in) steel armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 155 mm/52-calibre howitzer 40 rounds (29 turret, 11 hull)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | WKM-B .50 BMG[source] | — |
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| Drive | Tracked[source] | — |
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| Transmission | SNT Dynamics / Allison Transmission X1100-5A3 4 forward, 2 reverse[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Mottrol /Horstman Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU) travel distance: ≤ 275 mm dead weight: 40 ~ 45 kN[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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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]