According to a tweet by @UAWeapons, a video published by the Ukrainian army using the M-46 howitzers on the battlefield.
According to analysts, Ukraine received this type of weaponry from Finland. How many howitzers were transferred in total – there is no information. However, it is known that Finland bought 144 units of M-46 from the Soviet Union in the 60s and 166 units in 1993 from East Germany.
The M-46 has a towed design. The declared maximum range of fire with fragmentation-fragmentation shells is 27 kilometers. If active-jet ammunition is used, the range will increase to 37 km. Apart from Finland, Ukraine also received a batch of M-46 from Croatia.
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