Tuesday, December 02, 2008

M-46

IOC: 1954

Also Known As
M-1954
Type 59

Origin
Russia

Description: M-46 is a Soviet 130mm towed howitzer introduced in the mid-1950s and featuring an impressive range of 25 kilometers. Firing Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAP) the range increases to 38 kilometers. The United States called M-46 the M-1954. China produced the M-46 under license as Type 59 gun. Due to its characteristics M-46 served as counter battery gun. Currently, the M-46 was withdrawn from service in the Russian Army but still remains operational with many third world countries.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 8

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 130 mm

Dimensions: Length 11.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)

Performance: Main Gun Max Range 38,000 m (124,672 ft)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 8 rounds per minute, Sustained Rate of Fire 5 rounds per minute

M-46 - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

M-46; items: 36; transferred from Bulgaria to Azerbaijan in 2002
Items: 36

M-46; items: 6; transferred from Bulgaria to Uganda in 2002
Items: 6

M-46; items: 6; transferred from Bulgaria to Chad in 2001
Items: 6

M-46; items: 12; transferred from Romania to Guinea in 2000
Items: 12

M-46; items: 6; transferred from Kazakhstan to Ethiopia in 2000
Items: 6

M-46; items: 24; transferred from Bulgaria to Angola in 1999
Items: 24

M-46; items: 30; transferred from Bulgaria to Eritrea in 1999
Items: 30

M-46; items: 24; transferred from Kazakhstan to Angola in 1999
Items: 24

M-46; items: 166; transferred from Germany to Finland in 1994
Items: 166

Operators

see operators map

Angola

Azerbaijan

Bulgaria

Chad

China

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Finland

Germany

Guinea

Iraq

Kazakhstan

Romania

Russia

Uganda

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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