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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 5 of 8
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | Nora M-84 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Towed gun-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] | Yugoslav Wars[source] |
| Designed | 1946–1950 |
Nora M-84larger figure on 3 of 8
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.67 m (31 ft 9 in)[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
Single sourceMaximum; base bleed M-84/GG
Single sourcesustained
Single sourceburst
Single sourcenormal
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Sustained
Single sourceBurst A1 version
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1974–1980[source] |
| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Yugoimport SDPR, Serbia BNT Novi Travnik, BiH[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 1984–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] | Vertical semi-automatic sliding wedge[source] |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | hydraulic buffer and hydropneumatic recuperator[source] |
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| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | trail[source] |
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| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | -5° to 65°[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 50°[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Military Technical Institute[source] |
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| No. built | — | 88+[source] |
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| Variants | — | NORA-A 152 mm NORA-B 152 mm NORA-C 152 mm NORA-A1 155 mm NORA M08 152 mm[source] |
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| Sights | — | direct fire ×5.5 optical sight and ×3.7 panoramic sight[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Rate of fire
Single sourceBurst: 6 rpm (A1 version 8 rpm) Sustained: 4 rpm[source]