In fact, the new chinese 45 caliber 155mm long range howitzer was. Sierra bullets 300 aac blackout load data sierra bullets. The mm field gun m46 is distinguished by a long, thin tube with a cylindrical, perforated pepperpottype muzzle. M46 m1954 mm towed field gun technical data sheet. The type 59 mm gun, with maximum rate of fire is at 810 rdsmin, fires an he projectile capable of penetrating 250mm of armour set at 0 degree at a range of 1,500m. It should be fairly powerful, this is more to do with the projectile length than the 10 mm increase in caliber. That load was introduced in 1933 by remington, for colt s super. Eight decades of realpolitik herman j cohens latest book. Please share, like, and tweet this page and others to show your support. Mgcs is currently being developed by germany and france as a future replacement for the leopard 2 and leclerc main battle tanks, considering the increasing threat posed by russian systems such as the armata t14 mbts. Since its introduction, it has proven to be a versatile design and is now expanding out into other firearms. Media in category m 46 mm gun the following 40 files are in this category, out of 40 total.
This mm artillery system was produced in large numbers. M46 m1954 mm towed field gun technical data sheet specifications information description pictures photos images intelligence. Hudson made this gun with technological advancement in mind, which is why the company currently has 7. This article contains detailed reloading data for the 6mm creedmoor and 6. In this section youll find anything related to reloading data, be it our norma reloading manual, burning rate chart or how to store your powder. It was primarily intended as an antitank gun, but no suitable carriage was available in production quantity until 1943, when the weapon entered combat in italy. The new weapon provides 50 percent improvement in performance, over the current 120 mm cannon. At 72 wide the flyer72 is capable of internal transport in the ch47 and c aircraft. Primary gun for small ships of the northern country. All you need to know about mm ak automatic naval cannon from a scale modeler perspective. The ks30 is a soviet mm antiaircraft gun that appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the german wartime 12. The chinese mm type 591 field gun is aa heavy artillery piece with.
The gun was produced in three different versions which all had mutually incompatible ammunition and range tables. This artillery system was first observed by us intelligence in 1992. It has since become popular for a wide range of uses including hunting and home defense. The m46 formal designation of mm towed field gun m1954 was a soviet cold warera battlefield implement designed to fulfill a variety of roles in support of infantry and armor actions. The nammo group nammo is a leading international technology group specializing in high performance defense and space solutions.
People entertainment books city life humour between the lines specials. Do you have a powder in mind, or are you looking for a recommendation. The biggest issue that will face engineers trying to incorporate the mm gun is its increased weight and dimensions. It precisely delivers very low yield munitions with a 30 mm gun and a 105 and theyre very inexpensive to deliver, heithold said. M46 mm towed gun type 59 mm field gun the mm field gun m46 is distinguished by a long, thin tube with a cylindrical, perforated pepperpottype muzzle brake and has a hydropneumatic recuperator and a recoil cylinder located above and below the tube, respectively. Rifles including bolt action, lever action and rimfire. The new mm gun is a precondition for the future tank, known as main ground combat system mgcs being developed by germany. Thanks for using the external ballistic calculator from that accurately details all aspects of the bullets trajectory the millisecond it leaves the guns barrel. Housing the slightly enlarged mm, as well as its correspondingly enlarged equipment, will necessitate a redesigned turret, according to rheinmetall engineers. The main mission of this artillery system is to engage surface ships and prevent overthebeach landings of enemy forces.
The quickfiring qf seventeenpounder was a threeinch 76 mm howitzer introduced in 1942. The ak is one of the most powerful gun systems used in the world today and is a fully automatic, dualpurpose weapon. The m46 was first seen in public in may 1954 and originally was known in the west as the m1954. The cost of a new 155mm artillery gun comes to around rs 15 crore, while the upgradation has been done for just rs one crore for each. Photo gallery of a mm m46, the mm towed field gun m46 m1954 russian.
The ac gunship in action 08 nov 2012 posted by vlogger the basic airframe is manufactured by lockheed, while boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. Germany unveils new mm tank gun that is 50% better. List of naval guns of all countries, in increasing caliber size diameter mm weapon name country of origin period 20 breda model 35 kingdom. This gun had excellent firepower and deployed for a large destroyer leader as well. The system was first unveiled to western observers in 1954 hence its m1954 designation and subsequently went on to be fielded by a myriad of countries. Operation of the m46 towed gun revolves around a crew of eight personnel. It is intended for use in a new class of main battle tanks, or as an upgrading of existing tanks. Part of a network of sites that includes, globalfirepower, a data driven property used in ranking the top military powers of the. Therefore, youll want to be very careful about trimming the brass to proper length and leaving a good, square case mouth. According to a book i have east versus west the balance of military power, the m46 has a range of 30,000 yards 27,000m, which is increased to 42,500 yards 38,250m with rap.
Go to ramshot and look at the plated bullet data using true blue. This weapon was to have high barrel pressure in order to match the performance of the mm55 5. European, us data cant be extrapolated to project covid19 cases in. The mm gun, which was financed entirely by the german company, weighs more than 3. The first mm field gun produced by china was the type 59, a virtually direct copy of the russian m46. Rheinmetall to develop mm gun and upgraded 120 mm gun. The cost of a new 155mm artillery gun comes to around rs 15 crore.
The ks30 was used for the home defense forces of the ussr and some other warsaw pact countries. The mm m46 m1954 is a manually loaded mm artillery towed gun, designed manufactured in russia since the 1950s. If you already have a powder in mind, let us know and youll get some recommendations for. Aircraft guns and gun systems 20mm, 25mm and 30mm gatling gun systems for military aircraft, helicopters and fighter jets. Part of a network of sites that includes, globalfirepower, a datadriven property used in ranking the top military powers of the. Air force acw stinger ii gunship fires gau23a 30 mm chain gun mk44 bushmaster ii. It is a straightwalled, slightly tapered case, which headspaces off of the case mouth. The number of rounds per tank has gone from 90 in ww2 75 mm shermans to 45ish now, and the 140 mm gunned tanks they were looking at near the tail end of the cold war had ammunition capacities in the 30s. The rhienmetall 120mm is a necked down version of their original 140mm the cases are actually the same diameter and since sub caliber p. Germans show new mm tank gun aww sheeitttt rheinmetall unveiled the new l51 mm tank gun currently undergoing company testing. In fact, a counterfire plan aimed at the destruction of the enemys artillery could constitute major. Handloading can be dangerous and its important to us that you dont hurt yourself or others. The origins of this weapon go back to 1929, when the design of a mm45 5.
With our load data you can search by caliber, bullet weight, powder, powder manufacturer or a combination of all four. For each successive generation, tanks have lost around ten rounds of main gun ammunition minimum. Ac gunship 30mm chain gun fire inside view youtube. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Our calculator creates a proper ballistics trajectory chart that details range, drop, velocity. Design work was started by the po arsenal in 1967 on a single gun version designated as a217. It is known from data provided by rheinmetall, that the l55 gun provides 15% higher muzzle energy than the shorter l44 when firing the dm53 ammunition. M46 mm towed gun federation of american scientists. However, this design turned out to be too big for the pravda class submarines. Jul 31, 2017 m46 m1954 mm towed field gun technical data sheet specifications information description pictures photos images intelligence identification. The gun was used as a standard destroyer weapon during world war ii, and it was also used as a coastal gun and railway gun. The nammo groups broad portfolio includes shoulder fired.
The bereg coast mm selfpropelled coastal defense gun was developed in the late 80s. The gun was successfully employed in the late stages of world war ii, and remained in service into the 1950s, being replaced in soviet service by the t12 antitank gun and the 85 mm antitank gun d48 in 1955. Soviet m46 mm artillery can out gun american 155 howitzers from 1960s 1980s rasputin. The steel gun barrel that protrudes from the left side of the acs fuselage is big enough to stick an arm down. Ac gunship is a heavily armed, longendurance groundattack variant of the c.
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