M-46
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Key specs

Type
Towed artillery
Manufacturer
MOTZ
Designer
Motovilikha Plants
Designed
1946
Entered service
1951
Produced
1951–1971
Status
Retired
Crew
8

Towed artillery

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Overview

M-46 is a towed artillery piece from the Soviet Union, made by MOTZ. It entered service in 1951; it was produced from 1951 to 1971. It fires 130 mm shells up to 44 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Israel, the Soviet Union, Algeria and 42 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
130 mm
Maximum range of fire
44 km
Rate of fire
8 rds/min
Dimensions and weights
Weight
8 t
Length
11.73 m
Width
2.45 m
Height
2.55 m
Mobility and protection
Road speed
50 km/h

Users & conflicts

Sources

  1. Wikidata: Q2292297, Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia (pl): 130 mm armata polowa wz. 1954 (M-46), Wikipedia
  3. Wikipedia (ru): 130-мм пушка М-46, Wikipedia
  4. Wikipedia: M-46 field gun, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.