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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
PCL-181larger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
SH-15
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | PCL-181 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled howitzer[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[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] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
| Designed | 1946–1950 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) (SH-15)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source90 km/h (56 mph)[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; conventional projectile
Single sourceMaximum; rocket-assisted projectile
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.
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| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Norinco[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] | — |
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| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | Semi-automatic vertical wedge type breech block[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] | Around 20° to 70° (except for front due to cab)[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 2019–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Nanjing University of Science and Technology[source] |
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| Barrels | — | 52 caliber[source] |
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| Main armament | — | PLL-01 155 mm howitzer gun[source] |
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| Engine | — | diesel[source] |
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| Drive | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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