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Yes pressure but also barrel length and the 2A46M-2 and -5 are 600mm shorter than the L/55. Westerners claim also the pressure of the L/44 is higher than the 2A46M.
As for the gun and ammo discussion. I doubt the Russian and Chinese would use the 125mm gun with its restriction to BM42 length APFSDS. Its well possible that the Chinese and at least the Russians with the T-90SM have modified the autoloader to use longer length projectiles.
Iran is producing BM42 since years, hence expect autoloader modification and new longer rod APFSDS to be developed sooner or later and Karrars being modified to use it. They intentionally just showed a HE round, so it might be even now the case.
Chinese seems to been successful in doing this modification.
Yes pressure but also barrel length and the 2A46M-2 and -5 are 600mm shorter than the L/55. Westerners claim also the pressure of the L/44 is higher than the 2A46M.
As for the gun and ammo discussion. I doubt the Russian and Chinese would use the 125mm gun with its restriction to BM42 length APFSDS. Its well possible that the Chinese and at least the Russians with the T-90SM have modified the autoloader to use longer length projectiles.
Iran is producing BM42 since years, hence expect autoloader modification and new longer rod APFSDS to be developed sooner or later and Karrars being modified to use it. They intentionally just showed a HE round, so it might be even now the case.
Chinese seems to been successful in doing this modification.