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KH179larger figure on 2 of 4
M-46 field gun
Measured figures
Travel
Single sourceTravel: 10.389 m (30 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KH179 | M-46 field gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed howitzer[source] | Towed field gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1983–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War[source] | 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 |
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; K305, DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; K310, BB/DP-ICM
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceMaximum; M549A1 , HE-RAP
Single source17.7 km (K305, DP-ICM) 18 km (M107, HE) 28 km (K310, BB/DP-ICM) 30 km ( M549A1 , HE-RAP)[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourcemaximum
Single sourcesustain
Single source4 rds/min (maximum) 2 rds/min (sustain)[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1979–1982[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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| Unit cost | ₩ 120 million (2017)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1983–present[source] | 1951–1971[source] |
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| Breech | Interrupted screw[source] | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | Variable, hydropneumatic, independent[source] | hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Elevation | 1,220 mils[source] | −2.5° to 45°[source] |
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| Traverse | ±448 mils[source] | 50°[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]
sustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]