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AS90larger figure on 3 of 5
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| Specification | AS90 | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Self-propelled howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1992–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Yugoslav Wars (peacekeeping) Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 5
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9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) overall 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) hull[source]
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source55 km/h (34 mph)[source]
Cummins VTA-903T-660 14.8 L (900 cu in) V8 diesel at 2,800 rpm
Single sourceCummins VTA-903T-660 14.8 L (900 cu in) V8 diesel 490 kW (660 hp) at 2,800 rpm[source]
sustained
Single source3 rds/< 10 seconds – burst for 3 mins – intense
Single source3 rds/< 10 seconds – burst 6 rds/min for 3 mins – intense 2 rds/min – sustained[source]
sustained
Single sourceburst
Single sourceMuzzle 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] |
| Designed | 1982–1987[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1992–1995[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 179[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Barrels | L31 ordnance with double-baffle muzzle brake[source] | — |
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| Breech | Split-block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | 2 diametrically opposed buffers & 1 recuperator 800 mm (31 in) max length[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Elevation | +1,244 mils (+70°) elevation -89 mils (-5°) depression[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 6,400 mils (360°)[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Armour | All-welded steel armour 17 mm (0.67 in) max thickness[source] | — |
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| Main armament | BAE Systems' 155 mm L/39 (48 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm L7 Machine Gun[source] | — |
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| Drive | Tracked[source] | — |
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| Transmission | ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 2000 Automatic 4F2R[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 410 mm (16 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 750 L (160 imp gal)[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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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[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]
normal
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]