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At a glance
M-46 field gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
muzzle to towing eye
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | Ordnance QF 25-pounder |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Field gun Gun-howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[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] | World War II Indonesian National Revolution Indochina War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Malayan Emergency Korean War Second Arab–Israeli War Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Nigerian Civil War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Dhofar Rebellion Turkish invasion of Cyprus Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan civil war Iraqi Civil War |
Ordnance QF 25-pounderlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) muzzle to towing eye[source]
normal
Single sourceburst
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Normal
Single sourceGunfire Intense
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1946–1950[source] | 1930s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Royal Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | — |
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| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] | 88 x 292mm R High explosive Anti-tank Smoke HESH[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | Vertical sliding-block[source] |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | Hydro-pneumatic[source] |
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| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | -5° to 45° (80° with dial sight adapter and digging trail pit or wheel mounds)[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 4° Left & Right (top traverse) 360° (platform)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1940–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Shell weight | — | 11.5 kg (25 lb) (HE including fuze)[source] |
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| Sights | — | Calibrating & reciprocating[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | 25-pounder[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Rapid
Single sourceRate of fire
Single sourceSlow
Single sourceVery slow
Single sourceGunfire, 6–8 rpm Intense, 5 rpm Rapid, 4 rpm Normal, 3 rpm Slow, 2 rpm Very slow, 1 rpm[source]