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At a glance
Denel Land Systems GI-2larger figure on 1 of 1
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceMaximum; unassisted
Single source27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)[source]
Bore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Denel Land Systems GI-2 | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Autocannon[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems (DLS)[source] | MOTZ[source] |
| Shell | 20x139 linked on F1 link[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
| Feed system | Left/Right side[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] |
| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
| Produced | — | 1951–1971[source] |
| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
| Carriage | — | Split-trail[source] |
| Elevation | — | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
| Traverse | — | 50°[source] |
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