Dangerous old lady on the front line. Why the 70-year-old howitz M-46 in the Russian troops is not a reason for laughter

Military observer Oleksandr Kovalenko warns against a mocking attitude about the use of ancient Soviet artillery by the Russians. For example, howitzer M-46 adds serious problems of the Armed Forces on the front line, creating real additional opportunities for the enemy seventy-year-old M-46 again in the case, or nothing funny . . . Very often he heard in his address: "Do not underestimate the enemy. " I always answered it: "But to overestimate - not a comic.

" But now I am watching absolutely inappropriate sarcastic reflections about the appearance in the database of 130 mm of the Corpus Artillery M-46. The fact is that our information space spreads hochma that the mole has been used by guns that have been made since 1948. Moreover, this hochma spreads late, as M-46 began to be removed from storage at the end of the summer of 2023.

But not about it… At first glance, it is not quite reasonable from the release-to remove from the storage of the gun not just so old, but also with a very specific shot of 130 mm for Soviet/Russian artillery. In fact, this is not quite true, so the M-46 reconciliation is a completely logical and intelligent step on the enemy.

However, the M-46 was deduced from storage as an element of counteraction to Western artillery 155 mm, which has an advantage over Soviet/Russian 152 mm and 122 mm in accuracy and range. Especially for range. The old Soviet m-46 gun has a range of 27. 5 km. The problem is that the Soviet ammunition 53-VFF-482B and 3Voff43 in a condition is practically not preserved, and their production in modern Russia is absent.

But it's no trouble, Iran and DPRK are! Recently, 130-mm Iranian and North Korean shells have become increasingly in the database. It is worth noting that Iran is one of the largest M-46 operators, just like the DPRK. In this case, Iran has a new generation of 130 mm of ammunition of increased power with a distance of a target up to 44 km. Therefore, you can laugh at the seventy-year-old old M-46, but this is not the case when such mockery is appropriate.

The M-46 is indeed a problem in the database area, bringing the howitic confrontation to a parity level for the impact of goals. Yes, the appearance in the M-46 database is one of the evidence of Russian reserves and reserves. Yes, it is evidence of the degradation of the Russian army. But, by the way, it would not appear as such proof than the opposite. The author expresses a personal opinion that may not coincide with the editorial position.