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HM-41larger figure on 1 of 2
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | HM-41 | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | Iran[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Defense Industries Organization[source] | MOTZ[source] |
| Recoil | Hydro-pneumatic |
Width
Single source2.45 m (8 ft)[source]
Bore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[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.
hydro-pneumatic[source] |
| Carriage | tripod[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | 0° to 66°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 25° right, 23.5° left[source] | 50°[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Designed | — | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | — | Horizontal sliding-wedge[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]