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FH70larger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
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| Specification | FH70 | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom , West Germany & Italy[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1978–present[source] | — |
| Used by | see "Operators"[source] | — |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
12.43 m (40 ft 9 in) firing 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in) travelling[source]
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; FH70 · 約 噴進弾
Single sourceMaximum; FH70 · 約 通常弾
Single sourceMaximum; L15A1 RAP
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source24.7 km (15.3 mi) L15A1 31.5 km (19.6 mi) RAP[source]
・約30,000m（噴進弾） ・約24,000m（通常弾）[source]FH70
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceBars 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 | 1968–1973[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | VSEL , Rheinmetall , OTO Melara , Japan Steel Works ( licensed production )[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1976[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell | L15A1 HE (standard)[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Shell weight | 43.4 kg (96 lb)[source] | — |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic vertically sliding block and automatic loader[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Buffer with high-angle cut-off gear and a recuperator[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trails with APU[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | +70° (1244mils)/-4.5° (-80mils)[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 56° (996mils)[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Sights | Quadrant elevation scale and levelling bubbles, a periscopic dial sight, and a direct fire telescope[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[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]