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Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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G5 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | G5 howitzer | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Base bleed
Single sourceMaximum; Standard
Single sourceMaximum; VLAP
Single sourceStandard: 30 km (19 mi) Base bleed: 40 km (25 mi) VLAP: 50 km (31 mi)[source]
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] |
| Designer | Lyttelton Engineering Works[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1976–1983[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell | high explosive[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Semi-automatic interrupted screw[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Carriage | Split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −3° to +75°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | Up to 15°: 82° Above 15°: 65°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Feed system | Breech-loaded[source] | — |
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| Recoil | — | hydro-pneumatic[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]