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KH178larger figure on 1 of 7
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 6 of 7
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.48 m (14.7 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KH178 | M-46 field gun |
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| Type | Howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development[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; HE
Single sourceMaximum; RAP
Single source14.7 km (9.1 mi) HE 18 km (11 mi) RAP[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourcesustained
Single sourcemaximum
Single source15 rds/min maximum 3–5 rds/min sustained[source]
sustained
Single sourceburst
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1977–1978[source] | 1946–1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kia Machine Tool (1983–1996) Kia Heavy Industry (1996–2001) WIA (2001–2009) Hyundai Wia (2009–present)[source] | MOTZ[source] |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Variants | KH178MK1[source] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding block[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Constant, hydropneumatic[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Elevation | -5° to 65° (-89 mils to 1,156 mils)[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±23° (±409 mils)[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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| Shell | — | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] |
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| Carriage | — | Split-trail[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]