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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
Panter howitzer
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
On road position
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | Panter howitzer |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Turkey[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] | 1990 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.60 m (On road position)[source]
Maximum; On Asphalt Road
Single sourceMaximum; Towed
Single source20 km/h (On Asphalt Road), 80 km/h (Towed)[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; ERFB/ Base bleed
Single sourceEffective; M107
Single sourceDeutz air-cooled diesel
Single sourceDeutz air-cooled diesel 160 hp[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
continuous
Single sourcenormal, 3 rounds in 15 sec impact
Single sourceMuzzle 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] | MKEK[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 2000–[source] |
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| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] | 155 mm NATO[source] |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | Semi-automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer[source] |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | 6 wheeled split trail[source] |
|---|
| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | −3 Degrees/+65 Degrees[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 20° left or right from centerline[source] |
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| In service | — | 2002–[source] |
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| Used by | — | Turkey[source] |
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| Designer | — | MKEK[source] |
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| No. built | — | 339+[source] |
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| Feed system | — | hydraulically powered flick rammer assisted loading[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
|---|
Effective; ( M549 projectile (RAP))
Single sourceMaximum; with ERFB/BB round
Single source18 km ( M107 ), 30 km ( M549 projectile (RAP)), 40 km (ERFB/ Base bleed )[source]
40 km (with ERFB/BB round)[source]
6 rounds/min normal, 3 rounds in 15 sec impact, 2 rounds/min continuous[source]