130mm M-46

The 130mm M-46 is a towed field gun developed in the Soviet Union during the early 1950s. It is renowned for its long range and has been widely exported and used by numerous countries worldwide.

Designed in the late 1940s to replace the aging 122mm A-19 gun, the M-46 was engineered to provide Soviet corps-level artillery units with unprecedented counter-battery range and firepower. It officially entered Soviet military service in 1951 and made its public debut during the 1954 May Day parade in Moscow. The weapon saw extensive combat during the Vietnam War, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and various Middle Eastern conflicts, where its exceptional reach frequently outclassed opposing Western systems. Although largely phased out of front-line Russian service in favor of 152mm caliber systems, the M-46 remains in active service with numerous militaries globally and has recently seen renewed use in the Russo-Ukrainian War.