M-46 or KS-30 | |
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![]() M-46 130 mm field gun | |
Type | Towed field gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
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Production history | |
Designed | 1946–1950 |
Manufacturer | MOTZ |
Produced | 1951–1971 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 7,700 kg (17,000 lb) |
Length | 11.73 m (38 ft 6 in) |
Barrel length | Bore: 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) L/55 |
Width | 2.45 m (8 ft) |
Height | 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) |
Crew | 8 |
Shell | 130 x 845 mm R [4] (R/184.6mm) separate-loading charge and projectile |
Caliber | 130 mm (5.1 in) |
Breech | Horizontal sliding-wedge |
Recoil | hydro-pneumatic |
Carriage | Split-trail |
Elevation | −2.5° to 45° |
Traverse | 50° |
Rate of fire | 6 rpm (normal) 8 rpm (burst) 5 rpm (sustained) |
Muzzle velocity | 930 m/s (3,051 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 27 km (17 mi) (unassisted) 40 km (25 mi) (assisted) |
The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 (Russian: 130-мм пушка M-46) is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the West in 1954.
For many years, the M-46 was one of the longest range artillery pieces in existence, with a range of more than 27 km (17 mi) (unassisted) and 40 km (25 mi) (assisted).