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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | M-56 Howitzer |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | M56 M56A1 Howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| 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] | — |
| Designed | 1946–1950[source] |
M-56 Howitzerlarger figure on 1 of 4
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6550 mm[source]
Maximum; Macadam country road
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road Speed is given for K-I version
Single sourceMaximum; On road
Single sourceOn-road: 85 km/h (53 mph) Macadam country road: 39 km/h (24 mph) Off-road: 24 km/h (15 mph). Speed is given for K-I version[source]
Maximum; base-bleed
Single sourceMaximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceMaximum; unassisted
Single source27.15 km (16.87 mi) (unassisted) 35 km (22 mi) (base-bleed) 44 km (27 mi) (rocket assisted)[source]
Maximum; M56-A1 33 caliber HE-ER BB
Single sourceMaximum; M56-A1 33 caliber HE-ER BB with 52 caliber gun and HE ERFB/BB projectile
Single sourceturbo diesel
Single sourceturbo diesel 150 hp[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.
| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Yugoimport SDPR , Bratstvo Novi Travnik[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 1952–present[source] |
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| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] | separate loading, cased charge[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | — |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | −9 to +65 degrees[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 62°[source] |
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| In service | — | 1956[source] |
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| Designer | — | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| No. built | — | more than 1,500 towed[source] |
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| Feed system | — | manual[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $0.2 million estimated[source] |
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| Armor | — | STANAG 4569 Level I[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 105 mm/33-calibre[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Zastava Arms M87 – 12.7×108 mm for M56A1 or 12.7mm RCWS can also be installed[source] |
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| Suspension | — | 4x4 off-road wheels[source] |
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| Former operator · North Macedonia | — | North Macedonia[source] |
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Maximum; M-56 with Special charge
Single sourceOperational; at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)
Single source