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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
MArG 155-BR
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | MArG 155-BR |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Truck-mounted self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | India[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] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9,391 mm (369.7 in)[source]
Mass
Single source7,700 kg (17,000 lb)[source]
MaRG 39
Single sourceMaRG 45
Single sourceMaRG 52
Single source22 tonnes (22 long tons; 24 short tons) - MaRG 39 23.5 tonnes (23.1 long tons; 25.9 short tons) - MaRG 45 25.5 tonnes (25.1 long tons; 28.1 short tons) - MaRG 52[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]
Effective; Effective firing range · source measurement 1
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 2
Single sourceBore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[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.
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| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Bharat Forge[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 2020– present[source] |
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| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[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] | -2°/+72°[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 25°[source] |
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| Used by | — | Armenian Ground Forces[source] |
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| Designer | — | Kalyani Strategic Systems[source] |
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| Variants | — | MArG 39 MArG 45 MArG 52[source] |
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| Role | — | family of 155 mm calibre self-propelled multi-terrain mounted gun system (MGS)[source] |
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Effective; Effective firing range · source measurement 3
Single source24 km (14.91 mi) 38 km (23.61 mi) 40 km (24.85 mi)[source]