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M-46 field gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Zastava M55
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.73 m (38 ft 6 in)[source]
driving condition
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M-46 field gun | Zastava M55 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Towed field gun[source] | Towed 20 mm triple-barreled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Yugoslavia / Serbia[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] | Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Rhodesian Bush War Mozambican Civil War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Second Nagorno-Karabakh war Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) (driving condition)[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; air
Single sourceEffective; ground targets
Single sourceburst
Single sourcenormal
Single sourcesustained
Single source6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained)[source]
1,950 and cyclic
Single sourcepractical
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1946–1950[source] | 1955–1971[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MOTZ[source] | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Produced | 1951–1971[source] | 1971–present[source] |
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| Shell | 130 x 845 mm R (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile[source] | 20x110mm Hispano[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] | +83° to -5[source] |
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| Traverse | 50°[source] | 360°[source] |
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| In service | — | 1955–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants section[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas operated[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 3 x 60 round top-fed drum magazines[source] |
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Maximum; horizontal
Single sourceMaximum; vertical
Single source2,000 m (6,600 ft) (air), 2,500 m (8,200 ft) (ground targets)[source]
4,000 m (13,000 ft) (vertical), 5,500 m (18,000 ft) (horizontal)[source]
1,950 and 2,250 rpm cyclic, 700 rpm practical[source]