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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
F1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | T-155 Firtina |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Self-propelled artillery[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Turkey South Korea[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] | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Operation Sun Syrian civil war Syrian–Turkish clashes Operation Euphrates Shield Operation Olive Branch Operation Peace Spring Second Libyan Civil War Operation Peace Storm[source] |
F1:12 m (39 ft 4 in)[source]
Maximum; F1
Single sourceF1:65 km/h (40 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; K307, BB/HE
Single sourceMaximum; M107, HE
Single sourceF1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1 @ 2,700 rpm
Single sourceF2
Single sourceF1: MTU MT881Ka-500 8-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2a: Continental AV1790 -9A 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F2b: BMC UTKU 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine F1:735 kW (1,000 hp) @ 2,700 rpm F2:1,300hp[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.
| Designed | 1946–1950[source] | 2000–2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Turkish Land Forces (2004–2015) Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (2015–2019) BMC Defence (2019–present)[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | F1: 2004–2014 F2: 2019–present[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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| Designer | — | Agency for Defense Development (tech-transfer) Samsung Techwin (tech-transfer) Turkish Land Forces (design) Aselsan (sub-systems)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Fırtına II[source] |
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| Armor | — | POSCO MIL-12560H armor steel[source] |
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| Main armament | — | MKE 155 mm 52 caliber[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | F1: 12.7 mm machine gun F2: RCWS 12.7 mm[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | F1:21 hp/t (15.44 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | F1: SNT Dynamics X1100-5A3 4-forward, 2-reverse F2a: Allison Transmission X1100-5A4 4-forward 2-reverse F2b: BMC 5-forward 2-reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | — | hydropneumatic[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | F1:420 mm (17 in)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | T-155 Fırtına[source] |
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Maximum; M549A1, RAP/HE
Single sourceMaximum; MOD 274, HE/ER
Single sourceOperational; F1
Single source