M-1978 Koksan vs M-46 field gun: Specs Compared

AArtillery

M-46 field gun

Towed field gun

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M-1978 KoksanLength

14.9 m

Length source ↗

M-46 field gunLength

11.73 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M-1978 Koksanlarger figure on 4 of 4

Length+27%
Width+33%
Height+22%
Mass+419%

M-46 field gunlarger figure on 0 of 4

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 79 rows sourced on both sides

14.9m

11.73m

Length+27%

All recorded figures & sources

14.9 m

Length

Single source

14.9 m (49 ft)^[source]

11.73 m

Length

Single source

11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.27m

2.45m

Width+33%

All recorded figures & sources

3.27 m

Width

Single source

3.27 m (10.7 ft)^[source]

2.45 m

Width

Single source

2.45 m (8 ft)^[source]

3.1m

2.55m

Height+22%

All recorded figures & sources

3.1 m

Height

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft)^[source]

2.55 m

Height

Single source

2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)^[source]

40t

7.7t

Mass+419%

All recorded figures & sources

40,000 kg

Mass

Single source

40,000 kg (88,000 lb)^[source]

7,700 kg

Mass

Single source

7,700 kg (17,000 lb)^[source]

4, up to 6 (presumed)

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

4, up to 6 (presumed)^[source]

8 people

Crew

Single source

8^[source]

30–40km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

—

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

30–40 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

30–40 km/h (19–25 mph)^[source]

250–350kmOperational; road

44kmMaximum; rocket assisted

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

40–50 km

Effective; est

Single source

60 km

Maximum; with RAP round

Single source

250–350 km

Operational; road

Single source

40–50 km (25–31 mi) (est.)^[source]

60 km (37 mi) (with RAP round)^[source]

250–350 km (160–220 mi) (road)^[source]

35 km

Maximum; base-bleed

Single source

44 km

Maximum; rocket assisted

Single source

390kWDiesel

—

Power

All recorded figures & sources

390 kW

Diesel

Single source

Diesel 520 hp (390 kW)^[source]

170mmL/66

130mmCaliber

CalibreScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

170 mm

L/66

Single source

170 mm (6.7 in) L/66^[source]

130 mm

Caliber

Single source

130 mm (5.1 in)^[source]

~1–2 rounds per 5 minutes

8rpmburst

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

~1–2 rounds per 5 minutes^[source]

8 rounds/min

burst

Single source

6 rounds/min

normal

Single source

5 rounds/min

sustained

Single source

6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)^[source]

—

7.15mBore L/55

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

7.15 m

Bore L/55

Single source

Bore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55^[source]

—

930m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

930 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

930 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.

Configuration

Details

M-1978 Koksan and M-46 field gun configuration
Specification	M-1978 Koksan	M-46 field gun
Type	Self-propelled artillery^[source]	Towed field gun^[source]
Place of origin	North Korea^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1978–present^[source]	—
Used by	See operators^[source]	—
Wars	Iran–Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian 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^[source]
Manufacturer	Second Economic Committee^[source]	MOTZ^[source]
Variants	See variants^[source]	—
Recoil	Hydraulic^[source]	hydro-pneumatic^[source]
Armor	Steel^[source]	—
Main armament	1× 170 mm (6.7 in) rifled gun^[source]	—
Suspension	torsion bar^[source]	—
Hangul	주체포^[source]	—
Hanja	主體砲^[source]	—
RR	Juchepo^[source]	—
MR	Chuch'ep'o^[source]	—
Designed	—	1946–1950^[source]
Produced	—	1951–1971^[source]
Shell	—	130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile^[source]
Breech	—	Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]
Carriage	—	Split-trail^[source]
Elevation	—	−2.5° to 45°^[source]
Traverse	—	50°^[source]
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M-1978 Koksan

M-46 field gun

Type

Self-propelled artillery^[source]

Towed field gun^[source]

Place of origin

North Korea^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

In service

1978–present^[source]

—

Used by

See operators^[source]

—

Wars

Iran–Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian 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^[source]

Manufacturer

Second Economic Committee^[source]

MOTZ^[source]

Variants

See variants^[source]

—

Recoil

Hydraulic^[source]

hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Armor

Steel^[source]

—

Main armament

1× 170 mm (6.7 in) rifled gun^[source]

—

Suspension

torsion bar^[source]

—

Hangul

주체포^[source]

—

Hanja

主體砲^[source]

—

Juchepo^[source]

—

Chuch'ep'o^[source]

—

Designed

—

1946–1950^[source]

Produced

—

1951–1971^[source]

Shell

—

130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile^[source]

Breech

—

Horizontal sliding-wedge^[source]

Carriage

—

Split-trail^[source]

Elevation

—

−2.5° to 45°^[source]

Traverse

—

50°^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Russia

Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville
Reported operator · Congo-Kinshasa
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · Guyana
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Popular Mobilization Forces
Reported operator · Kurdistan Region
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Hezbollah
Reported operator · Mongolia
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Oman
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Zambia