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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | SU-100 |
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| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled anti-tank gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[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] | World War II Suez Crisis Vietnam War Bay of Pigs Invasion Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Yemeni Civil War (2014-present)[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
9.45 m (30 ft)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source48 km/h (30 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]
Operational; Cross-country
Single sourceOperational; Cross-country with additional fuel tanks
Single sourceV-2-34 based on the Kharkiv Model V-2
Single sourceV-2-34 based on the Kharkiv Model V-2 500 hp (370 kW)[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.
1946–1950[source] |
1944[source] |
| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Uralmash[source]SU-100 original Soviet manufacture at UZTM, explicitly also called Uralmash; not an exclusive manufacturer or licensed-production claim |
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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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| In service | — | October 1944 – present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $448,000 (vehicle's unit price for Morocco in 1967)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 4,976[source] |
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| Armor | — | front: 75 mm (3 in) sides: 45 mm (1.77 in) rear: 45 mm (1.77 in) roof: 20 mm (.78 in)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 100 mm D-10S gun[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 15.8 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Christie[source] |
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Operational; Road
Single sourceOperational; with additional fuel tanks
Single sourceRoad: 250 km (160 mi) 320 km (200 mi) (with additional fuel tanks) Cross-country: 140 km (87 mi) 180 km (110 mi) (with additional fuel tanks)[source]