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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
SSPH Primus
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Chassis
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | SSPH Primus |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Singapore[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] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Overall
Single sourceChassis: 6.6 metres (21 ft 8 in) Overall: 10.21 m (33 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 km/h (31 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]
Maximum; with ER projectile
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceDetroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) 6V 92TA
Single sourceDetroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) 6V 92TA 550 horsepower (410 kW)[source]
sustained
Single sourceburst
Single sourcenormal
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
Sustained
Single sourceBurst: 3 rounds/20 sec Maximum
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.
1996[source]
| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | ST Kinetics[source] |
|---|
| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 2000[source] |
|---|
| 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] | Full automatic Interrupted screw with electronic rammer and semi-auto loader[source] |
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| Recoil | hydro-pneumatic[source] | — |
|---|
| Carriage | Split-trail[source] | — |
|---|
| Elevation | −2.5° to 45°[source] | -5°/+75°[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 2002 - Present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Singapore Armed Forces[source] |
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| Designer | — | ST Kinetics[source] |
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| Armor | — | High-hardness Steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 155 mm Howitzer gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1× 7.62 mm GPMG[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 19.43 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Burst: 3 rounds/20 sec Maximum: 6 rpm Sustained: 2 rpm[source]