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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 5 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | PLZ-07 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | — |
PLZ-07larger figure on 1 of 6
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
6.6 m[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source65 km/h[source]
Maximum; rocket assisted
Single sourceMaximum; base-bleed
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; Rocket assisted
Single sourceMaximum; Base bleed
Single sourcediesel
Single sourcediesel 600 hp[source]
Bore L/55
Single sourceBore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55[source]
burst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Muzzle 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] | China North Industries Group Corporation Limited[source] |
|---|
| 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] | — |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
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| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | — |
|---|
| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | — |
|---|
| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
|---|
| Main armament | — | 122 mm howitzer[source] |
|---|
| Secondary armament | — | 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Maximum; Standard
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single source