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FH-2000larger figure on 1 of 2
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source10 km/h (6.2 mph)[source]
Effective; with M107
Single sourceMaximum; with ERFB BB round
Single source19 km (12 mi) (with M107)[source]
40 km (25 mi) (with ERFB BB round)[source]
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]
Air-cooled turbo charged diesel
Single sourceAir-cooled turbo charged diesel 75 hp (56 kW)[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.
Configuration
| Specification | FH-2000 | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Singapore[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1993 – present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Designer | ST Kinetics[source] | — |
| Designed | 1990[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
| Manufacturer | ST Kinetics[source] | MOTZ[source] |
| Developed from | FH-88[source] | — |
| Produced | 1993–1995[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
| Breech | Semi-automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
| Carriage | 6 wheeled split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
| Elevation | -3°/+70°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
| Traverse | ±20° from centerline[source] | 50°[source] |
| Feed system | hydraulically powered flick rammer assisted loading[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] |
| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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