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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 3 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | PLZ-45 |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] |
| Designed | 1946–1950 |
PLZ-45larger figure on 3 of 6
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)[source]
Maximum; On road
Single source55 km/h (34 mph) (on-road)[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; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; ERFB-HB-BB
Single sourceDeutz turbocharged air-cooled diesel engine
Single sourceDeutz turbocharged air-cooled diesel engine 525 hp (391 kW)[source]
sustained
Single sourceburst
Single sourcenormal
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Sustained
Single sourceMaximum
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.
1980s – early 1990s[source] |
| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Norinco[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 1997[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] | — |
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| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $ 7.1 millions[source] |
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| Armor | — | Protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters[source] |
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| Main armament | — | PLL-01 howitzer[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 12.7 mm heavy machine gun 2 sets of 4-barrel grenade launchers[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 15 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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Effective; HE ERFB
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceMaximum: 5 rounds/min Sustained: 2 rounds/min[source]