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AWEIL, Government of India. · GODL-India · Resized · GODL-India · Source ↗ · Modified
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Indian Field Gunlarger figure on 0 of 5
M-46 field gun
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.94 m (19 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Indian Field Gun | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Field gun[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1974 - present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Kargil War[source] |
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11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; IFG
Single sourceMaximum; LFG
Single source17,400 m (10.8 mi) (IFG) 17,200 m (10.7 mi) to 20,000 m (12 mi) (LFG)[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourcefor 10 mins (intense)
Single sourcefor 2 hours (sustained)
Single sourceLFG normal
Single sourceLFG 4 rpm (normal) 6 rpm for 10 mins (intense) 1 rpm for 2 hours (sustained)[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
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 | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1972[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (IFG) Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (LFG)[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–? (IFG) 1984-2015 (LFG)[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| No. built | 2400 LFGs (as of 2025)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants Indian Field Gun (IFG) Light Field Gun (LFG)[source] | — |
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| Shell | 105 × 372 mm R (HE, HESH, Illuminating, BE Smoke)[source] | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Hydropneumatic, constant 110 cm (43 in) (IFG) 106 cm (42 in) (LFG)[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | split trail[source] | Split-trail[source] |
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| Elevation | -5° to +73°[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | 5° left & right from centreline[source] | 50°[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]
sustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]