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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 6
PLZ-05
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | PLZ-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled artillery[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] | — |
| Designed | 1946–1950[source] | 1990s |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.60 m[source]
Maximum; PLZ-05
Single sourceMaximum; PLZ-05A
Single source56 km/h (PLZ-05) 65 km/h (PLZ-05A)[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]
Maximum; ERFB-BB
Single sourceMaximum; ERFB-BB-RA
Single source8V150-cooled turbocharged diesel PLZ-05
Single sourcePLZ-05A
Single source8V150-cooled turbocharged diesel 800 hp (PLZ-05) 1000 hp (PLZ-05A)[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
PLZ-05
Single source(PLZ-05A) 4 rounds in 15 seconds burst firing rate (PLZ-05)
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] | Norinco[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 2003–2025[source] |
|---|
| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] | — |
|---|
| Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge[source] | — |
|---|
| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
|---|
| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | — |
|---|
| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | — |
|---|
| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
|---|
| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
|---|
| Barrels | — | 52 caliber (PLZ-05 & PLZ-05A) 54 caliber (PLZ-04)[source] |
|---|
| Main armament | — | 155 mm howitzer[source] |
|---|
| Secondary armament | — | QJC-88 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun 2 sets of 4-barrel grenade launchers[source] |
|---|
| Power/weight | — | 23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)[source] |
|---|
| Suspension | — | torsion bar and hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
|---|
| Reported operators |
| — |
|---|
Maximum; Varies by munition laser-homing
Single sourceMaximum; WS-35B
Single sourceOperational; PLZ-05
Single sourceOperational; PLZ-05A
Single sourceVaries by munition. 20km (laser-homing) 39km (ERFB-BB) 50km (ERFB-BB-RA) 60km (WS-35B)[source]
550 km (PLZ-05) 450 km (PLZ-05A)[source]
8-10 rounds/min (PLZ-05) 8-10 rounds/min (PLZ-05A) 4 rounds in 15 seconds burst firing rate (PLZ-05)[source]