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M-46 130-mm Towed Gun
Type 59 130mm Field Gun

Proliferation
At least 25 countries
  1. Algeria - 10 guns, as of 2016.
  2. Angola - 48 guns, as of 2016.
  3. Armenia - some amount, as of 2016.
  4. Azerbaijan - 36 guns, as of 2016.
  5. Bangladesh - 62 Type 59-1 as of 2016.
  6. Cameroon - 12 Type-59 as of 2016.
  7. China - 234 M-46/Type 59-1 as of 2016.
  8. Congo - 5 guns, as of 2016.
  9. Congo, Democratic Republic - 42 Type 59/Type 59-1 as of 2016.
  10. Croatia - 19 M-46H1, as of 2016.
  11. Cuba - some in service with ground and coastal defense forces, as of 2016.
  12. DPRK - some quantity, as of 2016.
  13. Egypt - 420 guns, as of 2016.
  14. Eritrea - 19 guns, as of 2016.
  15. Ethiopia - some, as of 2016.
  16. Guinea - 12 guns, as of 2016.
  17. Guyana - 6 guns inoperable as of 2016.
  18. India - 1,100 guns, of which 500 are in storage, as of 2016.
  19. Iraq - over 60 M-46/Type-59 as of 2016.
  20. Iran - 985 guns, as of 2016.
  21. Israel - 100 guns, as of 2016
  22. Laos - 10 guns, as of 2016.
  23. Lebanon - 15 guns, as of 2016.
  24. Morocco - 18 guns, as of 2016.
  25. Mozambique - 6 guns, as of 2016.
  26. Mongolia - some, as of 2016.
  27. Myanmar - 16 guns, as of 2016.
  28. Nigeria - 7 guns, as of 2016.
  29. Oman - 12 M-46 and 12 Type 59-1, as of 2016.
  30. Peru - 36 guns, as of 2016.
  31. Serbia - 18 guns, as of 2016.
  32. South Sudan - some, as of 2016.
  33. Sudan - 75 M-46/Type 59-1, as of 2016.
  34. Syria - some, some mounted on vehicles (Gun-Truck), as of 2016.
  35. Turkmenistan - 6 M-46, as of 2016.
  36. Vietnam - some, as of 2016.
  37. Zambia - 18 guns, as of 2016.


Former
  1. Afghanistan - some amount, as of 2010.
  2. Algeria
  3. Angola
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 61 guns, as of 2012.
  5. Bulgaria - some quantity, decommissioned.
  6. Cameroon
  7. Cambodia - some Type 59s, as of 2010.
  8. Finland - 36 guns, as of 2010.
  9. Germany ( GDR ) - some, passed to FRG/withdrawn from service
  10. Ghana
  11. Guiana, French
  12. Guinea-Bissau
  13. Libya - some quantity, as of 2012.
  14. Mali - reportedly some in service as of 2012.
  15. Morocco
  16. Pakistan - 410 Type 59s as of 2010.
  17. Poland - some quantity, decommissioned.
  18. Romania
  19. Russia - 650 guns in storage, as of 2016.
  20. Sri Lanka - 40 Type 59s as of 2010.
  21. Tanzania - 30 Type 59s as of 2010.
  22. Thailand - 15 Type 59s as of 2010.
  23. UAE - 20 Type 59s as of 2010.
  24. Uganda
  25. Yemen - 60 guns, as of 2012.
  26. Yugoslavia - a certain amount, passed to the countries formed after the collapse.



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