List of artillery by name
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Artillery has been a primary weapon of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the battlefield. This has led to a plethora of different types and designs which have played a role in the history of warfare and continue to be a significant factor in modern combat.
The following list of artillery cover guns, howitzers, mortars, and other large projectile weapons. Small arms and missiles are not included, though artillery rockets and other bombardment weapons are. This list is ordered by name or designation in alpha-numeric order.
Infantry support weapons
The following list of artillery cover guns, howitzers, mortars, and other large projectile weapons. Small arms and missiles are not included, though artillery rockets and other bombardment weapons are. This list is ordered by name or designation in alpha-numeric order.
- For other categorized lists, see list of artillery by country and list of artillery by type.
Artillery
Name/Designation | Origin | Description |
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1.1"/75 caliber gun | 28 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II 1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II The 1.59-inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II was a British light artillery piece designed during World War I. Originally intended for use in trench warfare, it was instead tested for air-to-air and air-to-ground use by aircraft... (commonly called "Vickers-Crayford rocket gun") |
1.59-in (40-mm) light field gun later adapted for use by aircraft | |
2 cm FlaK 30 2 cm FlaK 30 The Flak 30 and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout the Second World War. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun, but by far the most numerously produced German artillery piece throughout the war... |
Nazi Germany | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun |
2 cm FlaK 38 | Nazi Germany | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun |
2 cm Flakvierling 38 | Nazi Germany | 20 mm quad anti-aircraft gun |
2 cm Gebirgsflak 38 Gebirgsflak 38 The Gebirgsflak 38 was a light weight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. The main difference was that the carriage was smaller and lighter than the carriage for the FlaK 38. The gun and carriage were... |
Nazi Germany | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun |
2A6 | 152 mm field gun | |
2A19 | 100 mm anti-tank gun | |
2A29 / MT-12 | 100 mm anti-tank gun | |
2A60 | 120 mm anti-tank gun | |
2S4 Tyulpan 2S4 Tyulpan The 2S4 Tyulpan is a Soviet self-propelled mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation.It was identified for the first time in 1975 in the Soviet army and so was called M-1975 by NATO , whereas its official designation is SM-240... |
240 mm SP mortar | |
2S23 Nona-SVK | 120 mm SP gun / mortar | |
2.75 inch Mountain Gun 2.75 inch Mountain Gun The Ordnance BL 2.75 inch Mountain Gun was a screw gun designed for and used by the Indian Mountain Artillery into World War I.-Description:The gun was an improved version of the 1901 BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun.... |
/ India | 70 mm mountain gun |
2.8 cm sPzB 41 2.8 cm sPzB 41 2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as heavy anti-tank rifle , it would be better described, and is widely referred to, as a light anti-tank gun.-Description:Although the sPzB 41 was... |
Nazi Germany | 28/20 mm taper-bore anti-tank gun |
3 inch Gun M5 3 inch Gun M5 3 inch Gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank destroyer battalions starting in 1943... |
76.2 mm anti-tank gun | |
3-inch M1918 gun 3-inch M1918 gun The 3-inch M1918 gun was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was finally superseded by the 90 mm M3 gun just prior to the opening of World War II... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
3"/50 caliber gun | 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
3.7 cm 1918 | German Empire | 37 mm anti-tank gun |
3.7 cm FlaK 36 | Nazi Germany | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun |
3.7 cm FlaK 37 | Nazi Germany | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun |
3.7 cm FlaK 43 3.7 cm FlaK 43 The 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 were series of anti-aircraft cannon produced by Nazi Germany, which saw widespread service in the Second World War. The cannon was fully automatic and effective against aircraft flying at altitudes up to 4200 meters. The cannon was produced in both towed and... |
Nazi Germany | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun |
3.7 cm PaK 35/36 | Nazi Germany | 37 mm anti-tank gun |
3.7 cm vzor 34 (Škoda A3) | 37 mm anti-tank gun | |
3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer The Ordnance QF 3.7 Inch Mountain Howitzer was an artillery weapon, used by British and Commonwealth armies in World War I and World War II, and between the wars.-History:... |
93.98 mm mountain gun | |
3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer The Ordnance QF 3.7 Inch Mountain Howitzer was an artillery weapon, used by British and Commonwealth armies in World War I and World War II, and between the wars.-History:... |
94 mm mountain howitzer | |
4.2 cm PaK 41 4.2 cm PaK 41 The 4.2 cm Pak 41 was a light anti-tank gun issued to German airborne units in World War II. This gun was externally similar to the 3.7 cm Pak 36, and used a modified version of the latter's carriage, but used the squeeze bore principle to boost its velocity,... |
Nazi Germany | 42/28 mm taper-bore anti-tank gun |
4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun 4.5 inch (114 mm) Mark 8 naval gun The 4.5 inch Mark 8 is a British naval gun system which currently equips the Royal Navy's frigates and some British destroyers and frigates sold to other countries.-Background:... |
114 mm dual purpose naval gun | |
4.5 inch Gun M1 4.5 inch Gun M1 The 4.5 inch Gun M1 was a field gun developed in the United States in the beginning of World War II. It shared the same carriage with the 155mm Howitzer M1 and fired the same ammunition as the British BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun... |
114 mm howitzer | |
4.7 cm vzor 36 (Škoda A6) | 47 mm anti-tank gun | |
4.7 inch Gun M1906 4.7 inch Gun M1906 The 4.7in Field Gun M1906 was designed and issued by the US Army Ordnance Department in 1906. The design was orthodox for its time with a box trail and hydro spring recoil system. When the United States entered World War I 60 had been produced and issued to the army... |
120 mm field gun | |
4M motorized quad Maxim Maxim gun The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884. It has been called "the weapon most associated with [British] imperial conquest".-Functionality:... |
7.62 mm SP quad anti-aircraft machine guns | |
5 cm PaK 38 | Nazi Germany | 50 mm anti-tank gun |
6 inch 26 cwt howitzer | 152 mm howitzer | |
6 inch 30 cwt howitzer 6 inch 30 cwt howitzer The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt howitzer was a British medium howitzer used in the Second Boer War and early in World War I. The qualifier "30cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 30 hundredweight : 30 x 112 lb = 3360 lb... |
152 mm howitzer | |
6 inch field howitzer M-1908 6 inch field howitzer M-1908 The 6 inch Field Howitzer M-1908 was the standard American heavy howitzer before World War I. Approximately one hundred of these weapons had been produced before 1917 and all were employed for training stateside. For combat use in France Canon de 155 C mle 1917 Schneider were purchased... |
152 mm howitzer | |
6 inch siege gun M1877 6 inch siege gun M1877 6-inch siege gun model 1877 was a Russian 152.4 mm heavy siege gun. The gun was produced by Obukhov Steel Works in Saint Petersburg. It was utilized in Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Russian Civil War and some conflicts of the early 20th century where former parts of Russian empire were... |
Russian Empire | 152 mm siege gun |
6 inch siege gun M1904 6 inch siege gun M1904 6-inch siege gun model 1904 was a Russian 152.4 mm heavy siege gun. It was produced by Perm Works, with a total of about 200 pieces having been built.... |
Russian Empire | 152 mm siege gun |
7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 The 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was obsolete upon introduction as it had a bronze barrel and only a spring-loaded spade to absorb the recoil forces and it had to be relaid after every shot... |
70 mm mountain gun | |
7.5 cm FK 7M85 7.5 cm FK 7M85 The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 7M85 was a field gun used by Germany in World War II.- Design :The FK 7M85 was designed to a requirement issued in 1944 for a dual-purpose anti-tank and artillery gun that could be produced quickly. The gun, cradle and recoil system from the 7.5 cm PaK 40 anti-tank gun was... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm field gun |
7.5 cm FK 16 nA 7.5 cm FK 16 nA The 7.5 cm Feld Kanone 16 neuer Art was a field gun used by Germany in World War II. Originally built as the World War I-era 7.7 cm FK 16, surviving guns in German service were rebarreled during the early Thirties in the new standard 7.5 cm caliber... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm field gun |
7.5 cm FK 18 7.5 cm FK 18 The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 18 was a field gun used by Germany in World War II. It was designed to replace the 7.5 cm FK 16 nA, which was a World War I-era 7.7 cm FK 16 rebarreled in 75 mm during the early Thirties... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm field gun |
7.5 cm FK 38 7.5 cm FK 38 The 7.5 cm Feldkanone 38 was a field gun used by Germany and Brazil in World War II. Built by Krupp to satisfy an order by the Brazilian Army some 64 were delivered before the war began... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm field gun |
7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 The 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 was a German mountain gun used during World War II. At least 1193 were built between 1938 and 1945... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm mountain gun |
7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911 The 7.5cm Gebirgskanone Model 1911 was a mountain gun manufactured, in 1911, by the German firm, Ehrhardt . Nine batteries were sold to Norway. In 1940, a number of these were captured by the Germans who designated them 7.5cm GebK 247. The crew was protected by an armoured shield.... |
German Empire | 75 mm mountain gun |
7.5 cm Infantriegeschutz 37 | Nazi Germany | 75 mm infantry gun |
7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun The 7.5 cm L/45 M/16 anti aircraft gun was designed and manufactured in Norway in the early to mid 1920s. It was an uninspired design, but it did boost the anti aircraft capacity in Norway significantly when adopted.-Background and design:... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
7.5 cm leichte Gebirgsinfantriegeschutz 18 | Nazi Germany | 75 mm mountain gun |
7.5 cm leichte Infantriegeschutz 18 | Nazi Germany | 75 mm infantry gun |
7.5 cm PaK 97/38 7.5 cm PaK 97/38 The Pak 97/38 was a German anti-tank gun used by the Wehrmacht in World War II. The gun was a combination of the barrel from the French Canon de 75 modèle 1897 and the carriage of the German 5 cm Pak 38.... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm anti-tank gun |
7.5 cm PaK 40 | Nazi Germany | 75 mm anti-tank gun |
7.5 cm PaK 41 7.5 cm PaK 41 The 7.5 cm PaK 41 was one of the last German anti-tank guns brought into service and used in World War II and notable for being one of the largest anti-tank guns to rely on the Gerlich principle to deliver a higher muzzle velocity and therefore greater penetration in... |
Nazi Germany | 75/55 mm taper-bore anti-tank gun |
7.5 cm PLK vzor 37 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
7.62 cm PaK 36(r) 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) The 7.62 cm FK 36 and Pak 36 were German anti-tank guns used by the Wehrmacht in World War II... |
Nazi Germany | 76.2 mm anti-tank gun |
7.7 cm 1914 | German Empire | 77 mm anti-aircraft gun |
7.7 cm FK 16 7.7 cm FK 16 The 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. Surviving examples in German service were rebarreled postwar as the 7.5 cm FK 16 nA .-History:... |
German Empire | 77 mm field gun |
7.7 cm FK 96 7.7 cm FK 96 The 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 was a field gun used by Germany before World War I. It was a thoroughly conventional gun, being a modernized version of Krupp's FK 73 gun, but failed to incorporate any recoil system other than a partially effective spade brake. Thus it was rendered obsolete when the... |
German Empire | 77 mm field gun |
7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A. The 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 neuer Art was a field gun used by Germany in World War I.-Description:The gun combined a barrel of the earlier 7.7 cm FK 96 with a recoil system, a new breech and a new carriage. Existing FK 96s were upgraded over time. The FK 96 n.A... |
German Empire | 77 mm field gun |
8 cm FK M. 5 8 cm FK M. 5 The 8 cm Feldkanone M 05 was a field gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Guns captured by Italy were used as the Cannone da 77/28 modello 5. It was a conventional design, with its most notable feature being its obsolescent bronze barrel, necessary because Austria-Hungary still had... |
76.5 mm field gun | |
8 cm FK M. 17 8 cm FK M. 17 The 8 cm Feldkanone M. 17 was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 7.65 cm FK 17 or and 7.65 cm FK 303.It was a... |
76.5 mm field gun | |
8 cm kanon vz. 30 8 cm kanon vz. 30 The 8 cm kanon vz. 30 was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. Guns captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8 cm FK 30... |
76.5 mm field gun | |
8 cm PLK vzor 37 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 The 8 cm kanon PL vz. 37 (Anti-aircraft Gun Model 37 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service... |
76.5 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
8 cm PAW 600 8 cm PAW 600 The PAW 600 was a lightweight anti-tank gun that used the high-low pressure system to fire hollow charge warheads. It was used operationally by Wehrmacht in 1945 in small numbers.-Background:... |
Nazi Germany | 81.4 mm anti-tank gun |
8 inch Gun M1 8 inch Gun M1 The 8 inch Gun M-1 was a 203 mm towed heavy gun developed in the United States. It was used by the US Army and the British Army in World War II.-Development:... |
203 mm howitzer | |
8.35 cm PLK vzor 22 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 The 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 was a Czech anti-aircraft gun used during the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 8.35 cm Flak 22. Some guns were reportedly captured in Yugoslavia as well... |
83.5 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
8.8 cm FlaK 18/36/37/41 | Nazi Germany | 88 mm anti-aircraft gun |
8.8 cm PaK 43 8.8 cm PaK 43 The Pak 43 was a German 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used during the Second World War. The Pak 43 was the most powerful anti-tank gun of the Wehrmacht to see service in significant numbers... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm anti-tank gun |
9K22 Tunguska | 30 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun / missile system | |
9.45 inch Heavy Mortar 9.45 inch Heavy Mortar The ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, nicknamed the Flying Pig, was a large calibre mortar of World War I and the standard British heavy mortar from Autumn 1916 onwards. It was a modification of an original French design, the Mortier de 240 mm developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and... "Flying Pig" |
240 mm mortar | |
10 cm Feldhaubitze M. 14 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze The 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze was a dual-purpose field and mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. Between the wars it was used by Austria, Italy, and Poland. Captured weapons were used by Nazi Germany under the designations 10 cm leFH 14 and 10 cm leFH 315... |
100 mm howitzer | |
10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 The 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It consisted of the bronze barrel of the 10 cm Feldhaubitze M 99 on a new, narrow-gauge carriage that could be broken down for transport on animal carts... |
100 mm mountain gun | |
10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8 The 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8 was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was the first Austrian howitzer to use a modern hydraulic variable recoil system. It used the same ammunition as the earlier 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99, which was shown to be accurate, but lacked... |
100 mm mountain gun | |
10 cm houfnice vz. 30 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 The 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 was a Czech howitzer used in the Second World War. The 158 weapons captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10 cm leFH 30. It was used by a variety of German units during World War II, including II... |
100 mm howitzer | |
10.4 cm Feldkanone M. 15 10.4 cm Feldkanone M. 15 The 10.4 cm Feldkanone M. 15 was a heavy field gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Guns captured or turned over to Italy as reparations after World War I were taken into Italian service as the Cannone da 105/32 and were bored out to 105 mm to fit Italian ammunition. It was one of the... |
104 mm field gun | |
10.5 cm FlaK 38 10.5 cm FlaK 38 The 10.5 cm SK C/33 was a German anti-aircraft gun used during World War II by the Kriegsmarine on a number of their larger capital ships. It was later adapted for Luftwaffe as a competitor to the famed 8.8 cm FlaK 18 as the 10.5 cm FlaK 38... |
Nazi Germany | 105 mm anti-aircraft gun |
10 cm K 04 10 cm K 04 The 10 cm Kanone 04 was a field gun used by Germany in World War I. It was produced as a replacement for the 10 cm K 99 and the Lang 15 cm Kanone 92. Although the standard version lacked a gunshield, some models, such as the 10 cm K 04/12, were fitted with a special gunshield and some... |
German Empire | 105 mm field gun |
10 cm K 14 10 cm K 14 The 10 cm Kanone 14 was a field gun used by Germany and Bulgaria in World War I. It was intended to replace the 10 cm K 04. In many ways it was a heavily modified K 04 intended to be able to engage aircraft. It was mounted on a firing platform to give it fast 360° traverse... |
German Empire | 105 mm field gun |
10 cm K 17 10 cm K 17 The 10 cm Kanone 17 was a field gun used by Germany in World War I and World War II.-Development:The range of the 10 cm K 14 was deemed insufficient in combat and Krupp designed a new, longer barrel that was mounted on the K 14's carriage... |
German Empire | 105 mm field gun |
10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 The 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 was a howitzer used by Germany in World War I.-History:It was originally built by Rheinmetall as the 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98, an old-fashioned, fixed-recoil weapon, but was redesigned by Krupp between 1902 and 1904 with a new recoil mechanism and a new carriage... |
German Empire | 105 mm howitzer |
10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 The 10.5 cm hrubý kanon vz. 35 was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War. Those weapons captured after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 were taken into Wehrmacht service as the 10.5 cm K 35. Former Yugoslav guns were designated as the 10.5 cm Kanone 339... |
105 mm howitzer | |
10.5 cm leFH 16 10.5 cm leFH 16 The 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 16 was a field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II. It shared the same carriage as the 7.7 cm FK 16. Guns turned over to Belgium as reparations after World War I were taken into Heer service after the conquest of Belgium as the 10.5 cm leFH 327... |
German Empire | 105 mm howitzer |
10.5 cm leFH 18 10.5 cm leFH 18 -History:The 10.5 cm leFH 18 was the standard divisional field howitzer used by the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. It was designed and developed by Rheinmetall in 1929-30 and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1935. Generally it did not equip independent artillery battalions until... |
Nazi Germany | 105 mm howitzer |
10.5 cm leFH 18M | Nazi Germany | 105 mm howitzer |
10.5 cm leFH 18/40 | Nazi Germany | 105 mm howitzer |
10.5 cm sK 18 | Nazi Germany | 105 mm field gun |
12 cm felthaubits/m32 12 cm felthaubits/m32 The 12 cm felthaubits/m32 was a howitzer used by Norway in World War II. Captured guns were given a German designation after the Invasion of Norway as the 12 cm leFH 376... |
120 mm howitzer | |
12.8 cm PaK 44 12.8 cm PaK 44 The 12.8 cm Pak 44, was a German heavy anti-tank gun used during World War II. It was designed as a result of experiences on the Eastern front in 1943. The German army had encountered the Russian 122 mm guns and had issued a requirement for a similar weapon. Development initially concentrated on a... |
Nazi Germany | 128 mm anti-tank gun |
12.8 cm FlaK 40 12.8 cm FlaK 40 The 12.8 cm FlaK 40, was a German World War II anti-aircraft gun built as the successor to the 88 mm gun. Although it was not produced in great numbers, it was one of the most effective heavy AA guns of its era.... |
Nazi Germany | 128 mm anti-aircraft gun |
Mitrailleuse de 13.2 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun The 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine gun was a heavy machine gun designed and manufactured by Hotchkiss et Cie from the late 1920s until World War II where it saw service with various nation's forces, including Japan where the gun was built under licence.... |
13.2 mm anti-aircraft machine gun | |
14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 The 14 cm Minenwerfer M 15 was a medium mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Škoda Works as an alternative to a German design from Rheinische Metallwarenfabrik/Ehrhardt for which ammunition could not be procured. It was a rigid-recoil, rifled, muzzle-loading... |
140 mm mortar | |
15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 The 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16 was a heavy field gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Guns turned over to Italy as reparations after World War I were taken into Italian service as the Cannone da 152/37. Austrian and Czech guns were taken into Wehrmacht service after the Anschluss and the... |
152 mm field gun | |
15 cm hruba houfnice vz. 25 15 cm hruba houfnice vz. 25 The 15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 was a Czech heavy howitzer used in the Second World War. It was taken into Wehrmacht service as the 15 cm sFH 25... |
149 mm howitzer | |
15 cm Kanone 18 15 cm Kanone 18 The 15 cm Kanone 18 was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War.-Design & History:In 1933 Rheinmetall began development of a new artillery piece to fulfill a German Army requirement for a replacement of the aged 15 cm Kanone 16, with the first production units received in 1938... |
Nazi Germany | 149 mm field gun |
15 cm Kanone 39 15 cm Kanone 39 The 15 cm Kanone 39 was a German heavy gun used in the Second World War. First deliveries began in 1940 to the Wehrmacht. In the Battle of France only the independent Artillerie-Batterie 698 was equipped with the gun. For Operation Barbarossa it served with the Artillerie-Abteilungen 680, 731, 740... |
Nazi Germany | 149 mm field gun |
15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E. 15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E. The 15 cm Luftminenwerfer M 15 M. E. was a medium mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by the German firm Maschinenfabrik Esslingen in response to a German requirement... |
German Empire | 149 mm mortar |
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 14 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 14 The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M 14 was a heavy howitzer which served with Austria-Hungary during World War I.It had two crew seats mounted on the gun shield. It broke down into two loads for transport. The M 14 was modified to improve elevation and range as well as to strengthen the carriage... |
149 mm howitzer | |
15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze M. 15 was a heavy howitzer used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. Austrian and Czech guns were taken into Wehrmacht service after the Anschluss and the occupation of Czechoslovakia as the 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 15 or .The M. 15 was adapted from a... |
149 mm howitzer | |
15 cm sFH 02 15 cm sFH 02 The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 1902 was a German heavy field howitzer introduced in 1903 and served in World War I.-Design and history:It was the first artillery piece to use a modern recoil system in the German Army. Some 416 were in service at the beginning of the war... |
German Empire | 149 mm howitzer |
15 cm sFH 13 15 cm sFH 13 The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 13 was a heavy field howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II.-History:... |
German Empire | 149 mm howitzer |
15 cm sFH 18 15 cm sFH 18 The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 or sFH 18 , nicknamed Immergrün , was the basic German division-level heavy howitzer during the Second World War, serving alongside the smaller but more numerous 10.5 cm leFH 18... |
Nazi Germany | 149 mm howitzer |
15 cm sFH 36 | Nazi Germany | 149 mm howitzer |
15 cm sIG 33 | Nazi Germany | 149 mm infantry gun |
15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II Panzer II The Panzer II was the common name for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II... |
Nazi Germany | 149 mm SP infantry gun |
17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer The 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer was a mortar used by Germany in World War I.-Development and Use:The weapon was developed for use by engineer troops after the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It illustrated the usefulness of this type of weapon in destroying bunkers and... |
German Empire | 173 mm mortar |
17 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette | Nazi Germany | 173 mm field gun |
17pdr SP Achilles 17pdr SP Achilles The 17 pounder, Self Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" Gun M7... |
76.2 mm tank destroyer | |
20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 The 20 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16 was a heavy mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Austria Metal Works in Brno from their earlier 12 cm Luftminenwerfer M 16. It was a rigid-recoil, smooth-bore, muzzle-loading design that had to be levered around to aim at new targets... |
200 mm mortar | |
20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck The AA Machine Cannon Carrier Truck was a vehicle of the Imperial Japanese Army that carried the Type 98 20 mm AA autocannon. It was a Type 94 6-Wheeled Truck. The gun was unloaded on the ground or fired from the truck. It was deployed in the air defense units of tank divisions.... |
20 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
20 mm Anti-Aircraft Tank "Ta-Se" | 20 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
20 mm C/30 | Nazi Germany | 20 mm naval anti-aircraft gun |
20 mm modèle F2 gun 20 mm modèle F2 gun - History :The need for a newer 20 mm defence cannon than the Oerlikon 20 mm cannon began to grow noticeably during the 1980s. The companies DCN and GIAT were contracted to design the F2 20 mm cannon, which essentially a navalised version of the M693 gun used by the French Army, and sold for... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
21 cm GrW 69 21 cm GrW 69 The 21 cm Granatenwerfer 69 was a mortar used by Germany during World War II. This weapon may also be known as the GR 19 and B 19.... |
Nazi Germany | 211 mm mortar |
21 cm Mörser 10 21 cm Mörser 10 The 21 cm Mörser 10 was a heavy howitzer used by Germany in World War I. It replaced the obsolete 21 cm Mörser 99 that lacked a recoil system. For transport it broke down into two loads. Some howitzers were fitted with a gun shield during the war. As it was also intended for siege use a... |
German Empire | 211 mm siege mortar |
21 cm Mörser 16 21 cm Mörser 16 The 21 cm Mörser 16 or langer 21 cm Mörser was a heavy howitzer used by Germany in World War I and World War II.-History:It was based on the earlier 21 cm Mörser 10, but had a longer barrel, a gun shield and other refinements... |
German Empire | 211 mm siege mortar |
21 cm Mrs 18 | Nazi Germany | 211 mm siege mortar |
22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 The 22.5 cm Minenwerfer M 15 was a heavy mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Böhler as an alternative to the German Ehrhardt 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer which Böhler was having problems building under license. It was a muzzle-loading, smooth-bore mortar that had no... |
225 mm mortar | |
24 cm Haubitze 39 24 cm Haubitze 39 The 24 cm houfnice vz.39 was a Czechoslovak-designed siege howitzer used in the Second World War. It was kept in production after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 and a total of eighteen was delivered to the Germans... |
240 mm siege howitzer | |
24 cm Kanone 3 24 cm Kanone 3 The 24 cm Kanone 3 was a German heavy siege gun used in the Second World War only by the first battalion of Artillerie-Regiment 84. Only four were in service when Germany invaded Poland, assigned to the first two batteries of I./AR 84. In the Battle of France the battalion still only had 4 guns... |
Nazi Germany | 238 mm field gun |
24 cm Kanone M. 16 24 cm Kanone M. 16 The 24 cm Kanone M. 16 was a superheavy siege gun used by Austria-Hungary during World War I and by Nazi Germany during World War II. Only two were finished during World War I, but the other six were completed in the early twenties and served with the Czechoslovak Army until they were bought by the... |
240 mm field gun | |
24 cm Mörser M 98 24 cm Mörser M 98 The 24 cm Mörser M 98 was a heavy siege howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. It was designed to attack modern fortifications, but its short range and ineffective ammunition lead to the development of the more deservedly famous 30.5 cm Mörser M 11 and M 16.-History:Based on a... |
240 mm siege mortar | |
25 cm schwere Minenwerfer 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer The 25 cm schwerer Minenwerfer was a heavy trench mortar used by Germany in World War I. It was developed for use by engineer troops after the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 illustrated the usefulness of this class of weapon in destroying bunkers and fortifications... |
German Empire | 250 mm mortar |
25 mm APX anti-tank gun | 25 mm anti-tank gun | |
25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-aircraft gun The Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun was an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the French firm of Hotchkiss. It served in World War II with French, Japanese and other nations' forces... |
25 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun The 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.-Development:... |
25 mm anti-tank gun | |
25 pounder Short Mark 1 | 88 mm pack howitzer | |
26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 The 26 cm Minenwerfer M 17 was a heavy trench mortar used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. It was developed by Skoda as an alternative to copying captured Italian 240 mm Trench Mortars. Skoda presented two versions, one with a rigid barrel, and the other with a recoil system. The former was... |
260 mm mortar | |
37-mm anti-tank gun M1930 (1-K) | 37 mm anti-tank gun | |
37 mm Gun M1 | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
37-mm air-defense gun M1939 (61-K) | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 55 | 37 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
37-mm trench gun M1915 | Russian Empire | 37 mm infantry gun |
38 cm Belagerungshaubitze M 16 38 cm Belagerungshaubitze M 16 The 38 cm Belagerungshaubitze M 16 was a superheavy siege howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I.-History and Design:Two howitzers were initially ordered and both 'Barbara' and 'Gudrun', as they were nicknamed, were delivered in time to participate in the South Tyrol offensive of May... |
380 mm siege howitzer | |
40M Nimrod 40M Nimrod The 40M Nimród was a World War II Hungarian anti-aircraft tank based on a license built copy of the Swedish Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II tank. Originally, it was intended to be used as an anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon, but it proved to be ineffective against Soviet T-34 tanks... |
40 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
42 cm Gamma Mörser 42 cm Gamma Mörser The 42 cm Gamma Mörser as it was known in World War II or, originally, the 42 cm kurze Marinekanone L/16 was a German siege howitzer. It was one in a series of super-heavy siege guns developed by Krupp before World War I, during that war the gun was used to attack the Kaunas Fortress... |
German Empire | 419 mm siege howitzer |
42 line gun M1877 42 line gun M1877 42 line gun M1877 was a siege gun used by the Russian Imperial Army in late 19th and early 20th centuries. The word "line" in the designation refers to a measurement unit which equals 0.1 inch... |
Russian Empire | 107 mm field gun |
45-mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K) | 45 mm anti-tank gun | |
45-mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42) | 45 mm anti-tank gun | |
47 mm APX anti-tank gun 47 mm APX anti-tank gun The 47 mm APX anti-tank gun was a French anti-tank gun that saw service in the first years of the Second World War.-Development:In the 1930s the French artillery sought a replacement for the derivatives of the 75 mm mle 1897 field gun it used in the anti-tank role... |
47 mm anti-tank gun | |
57 mm AZP S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 ; literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.-History:In the late 1940s, the... |
57 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
75 mm Gun M1897 Canon de 75 modèle 1897 The French 75mm field gun was a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75mm Mle 1897. It was commonly known as the French 75, simply the 75 and Soixante-Quinze .The French 75 is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece... |
75 mm field gun | |
75 mm Gun M1916 75 mm Gun M1916 The M1916 75-mm Gun was a U.S. Army field artillery piece used during, and after World War I. It was used as an antiaircraft gun as well as a field piece.-History:... |
75 mm field gun | |
75 mm Gun M1917 75 mm Gun M1917 The 75 mm Gun Model of 1917 was an interim measure, based on the British QF 18 pounder, produced by the United States in World War I after it had decided to switch from to 75 mm calibre for its field guns.-History:... |
75 mm field gun | |
75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 / M116 | 75 mm pack gun | |
75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 The 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 was a Greek-designed and French-manufactured mountain gun.... |
75 mm gun | |
75 mm Type 90 Field Gun 75 mm Type 90 Field Gun The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Soviet-Japanese Border Wars and World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 38 75 mm Field Gun in front line combat units, but due to operational and budgetary constraints, the Type 38 continued to be... |
75 mm field gun | |
76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 The 76-mm air-defense gun M1914/15 was the first Russian purpose-built anti-aircraft gun. Adopted during World War I, the gun remained in production until 1934.... |
Russian Empire | 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun |
76-mm air-defense gun M1938 | 76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
76 mm divisional gun M1902 | Russian Empire | 76.2 mm field gun |
76 mm divisional gun M1902/30 | 76.2 mm field gun | |
76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) | 76.2 mm field gun | |
76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) | 76.2 mm field gun | |
76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) | 76.2 mm field gun | |
76 mm gun M1900 76 mm gun M1900 The 76 mm gun model 1900 was a Russian light field gun.... |
Russian Empire | 76.2 mm field gun |
76-mm mountain gun M1938 76-mm mountain gun M1938 The 76 mm mountain gun M1938 was a Soviet gun used in World War II.In 1937, USSR got a license for Skoda 75 mm M1936 mountain gun in exchange for license production of Tupolev SB in Czechoslovakia; subsequently, in 1937-1938 a team led by L. I... |
76.2 mm mountain gun | |
76-mm regimental gun M1927 | 76.2 mm gun | |
76-mm regimental gun M1943 | 76.2 mm gun | |
85 mm vzor 52 (Škoda A22) | 85 mm anti-tank gun | |
85-mm air-defense gun M1939 (52-K) | 85 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
85 mm divisional gun D-44 85 mm divisional gun D-44 The 85-mm divisional gun D-44 was a Soviet divisional 85-mm calibre field artillery gun used after World War II. It was designed as the replacement for the 76 mm divisional gun M1942 . The gun is no longer in front-line service with the Russian Ground Forces, although some 200 of the Chinese Type... |
85 mm field gun | |
87 mm light field gun M1877 87 mm light field gun M1877 87-mm light field gun M1877 was a field gun utilized in Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Russian Civil War and a number of interwar period armed conflicts with participants from the former Russian Empire. The gun was initially developed by Krupp, but was also produced in the Russian Empire... |
Russian Empire | 87 mm field gun |
88 mm gun 88 mm gun The 88 mm gun was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. It was widely used by Germany throughout the war, and was one of the most recognizable German weapons of the war... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm anti-aircraft / anti-tank gun |
90 mm gun 90 mm gun The American 90 mm family of guns served as primary heavy anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns, playing a role similar to the renowned German 88 mm gun. They were the US's primary anti-aircraft guns from just prior to the opening of World War II into the 1950s when most AAA was replaced by missile... |
90 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
90mm Gun | 90 mm anti-tank gun | |
100-mm field gun M1944 (BS-3) | 100 mm anti-tank gun | |
100 mm vzor 53 (Škoda A20) | 100 mm anti-tank gun | |
105mm Gun T8 105mm Gun T8 105mm Gun T8 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States in mid 1940s. The development started in October 1944; the gun reached trials in February 1946. Soon afterwards the project was cancelled.... |
105 mm anti-tank gun | |
107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60) 107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60) The 107 mm divisional gun M1940 was a Soviet artillery piece, developed in the late 1930s in order to provide Soviet divisional artillery with a powerful field and anti-tank gun. The weapon entered production in 1940, but soon after the outbreak of the German-Soviet War, production ceased; only... |
107 mm field gun | |
107 mm gun M1910 107 mm gun M1910 107-mm gun model 1910 was a Russian field gun of World War I era. The gun was initially developed by the French arms manufacturer Schneider, but afterwards was built by Putilovski Works in Saint Petersburg.... |
Russian Empire | 107 mm field gun |
107 mm gun M1910/30 107 mm gun M1910/30 107 mm gun M1910/30 was a Soviet 106.7 mm field gun.The gun was based on an artillery piece originally developed by the French arms manufacturer Schneider prior to World War I and used by the Russian Empire as the 107 mm gun M1910... |
107 mm field gun | |
120 mm Gun M1 ("Stratosphere") 120 mm M1 gun The 120 mm Gun M1 was the United States Army's standard super-heavy anti-aircraft gun, complementing the smaller and more mobile 90 mm M3 in service. Its maximum altitude was about , which garnered it the nickname the stratosphere gun. The 120 served primarily in U.S. defensive roles, although... |
120 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) 122 mm gun M1931 (A-19) 122 mm corps gun M1931 was a Soviet field gun, developed in late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1939 the gun was replaced in production by an improved variant, M1931/37. The piece saw action in World War II with the Red Army... |
122 mm field gun | |
122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19) | 122 mm field gun | |
122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) | 122 mm howitzer | |
122 mm howitzer M1909 | Russian Empire | 122 mm howitzer |
122 mm howitzer M1909/37 | 122 mm howitzer | |
122 mm howitzer M1910 | Russian Empire | 122 mm howitzer |
122 mm howitzer M1910/30 | 122 mm howitzer | |
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) | 122 mm howitzer | |
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 M1954 is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1954... |
130 mm field gun | |
152 mm field gun-howitzer M84 NORA-A | 152 mm towed howitzer | |
152 mm gun 2A36 152 mm gun 2A36 The 2A36 Giatsint-B is a Soviet/Russian towed 152 mm gun which entered service in 1976. The 2A36 is designed to suppress and destroy enemy manpower and equipment. It is also suitable for counter-battery fire. The gun can be used in various weather conditions and has been tested in temperatures... |
152 mm field gun | |
152 mm gun M1910/30 | 152 mm field gun | |
152 mm gun M1910/34 | 152 mm field gun | |
152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) 152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2) 152 mm gun M1935 was a Soviet 152.4 mm heavy gun, produced in limited numbers by the Barrikady Plant in Stalingrad in late 1930s. The most unusual feature of the gun was its tracked carriage, shared by a number of Soviet heavy artillery systems of the interwar period... |
152 mm field gun | |
152 mm howitzer 2A65 152 mm howitzer 2A65 The 2A65 "Msta-B" is a Soviet towed 152 mm howitzer. The "B" in the designation is an abbreviation for Buksiruemyi, or towed. This weapon has been fielded in Russian forces since at least 1987 and is currently in service with Russian front and army level artillery units... |
152 mm howitzer | |
152 mm howitzer M1909 | Russian Empire | 152 mm howitzer |
152 mm howitzer M1909/30 | 152 mm howitzer | |
152 mm howitzer M1910 152 mm howitzer M1910 The 152 mm howitzer Model 1910 Schneider or, more properly, 6 dm polevaja gaubitsa sistemy Schneidera as it was designated in Tsarist times, was a French howitzer designed by Schneider et Cie. It was used by the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union during World War I, the Russo-Polish War and... |
Russian Empire | 152 mm howitzer |
152 mm howitzer M1910/37 152 mm howitzer M1910/37 152 mm howitzer M1910/37 was a limited production Soviet 152.4 mm howitzer, a modernization of the 152 mm howitzer M1910, initially designed by Schneider. The gun was employed by RKKA in World War II.-Development and production history:... |
152 mm howitzer | |
152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10) | 152 mm howitzer | |
152 mm howitzer M1943 (D-1) | 152 mm howitzer | |
152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) | 152 mm howitzer | |
155 mm Long Tom 155 mm Long Tom The 155 mm Gun M1 and M2 , widely known as Long Tom, were 155 millimeter calibre field guns used by the United States armed forces during World War II and Korean War. The Long Tom replaced the Canon de 155 mm GPF in United States service.-Development:Before entering World War I, the United... |
155 mm howitzer | |
152 mm siege gun M1910 152 mm siege gun M1910 152-mm siege gun model 1910 was a heavy gun used by the Russian Army in World War I. The gun was developed by the French arms manufacturer Schneider and the first production bunch was built in France; later on the production continued in Russian Empire.... |
Russian Empire | 152 mm siege gun |
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1955, where it was designated the M1955. Its GRAU index is 52-P-546... |
152 mm howitzer | |
155 GH 52 APU 155 GH 52 APU 155 GH 52 APU is a Finnish gun developed in 1998. It is an enhanced and upgraded version of the 155 K 83. The acronym APU stands for auxiliary power unit, which means that in can be moved on the field for short distances with its own auxiliary diesel engine... |
155 mm howitzer | |
160mm Mortar M1943 160mm Mortar M1943 The Soviet 160 mm Mortar M1943 was a smoothbore breech loading heavy mortar which fired a massive 160 mm bomb. The M1943 was the heaviest mortar used by Soviet troops in World War II. Around 535 of these weapons were fielded with Soviet forces during the war... |
160 mm mortar | |
180 mm gun S-23 180 mm gun S-23 The 180 mm gun S-23 was a Soviet heavy gun of Cold War era. It was developed in the early 1950s, with the design based on naval guns. Its first public appearance was the 1955 May Day parade in Moscow. For some time, it was believed in the West that the S-23 was actually a 203mm weapon, and as a... |
180 mm howitzer | |
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) | 203 mm howitzer | |
210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) The 210 mm gun M1939 was a Czechoslovak heavy siege gun used by the Soviet Union during World War II. After the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939 they took over the Škoda Works, which had been working on this design and a companion 305 mm howitzer. As a result of the... |
210 mm siege gun | |
Dumezil-Batignolles Mortier de 240 mm 240 mm Trench Mortar The 240 mm Trench Mortar, or Mortier de 240 mm, was a large calibre mortar of World War I. An original French design, it was developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915.-Service:... |
240 mm mortar | |
305 mm howitzer M1915 305 mm howitzer M1915 305 mm howitzer M1915 was a Russian heavy howitzer.-See also:*List of siege artillery*BL 12 inch Howitzer British equivalent*Skoda 305 mm Model 1911 Austro-Hungarian equivalent... |
Russian Empire | 305 mm siege howitzer |
305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18) 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18) The 305 mm howitzer M1939 was a Czech superheavy siege howitzer used by the Soviet Union during World War II. After the Germans occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939 they took over the Skoda Works, which had been working on this design and a companion 210 mm gun. As a result of the... |
305 mm siege howitzer | |
A30 Avenger | 76.2 mm tank destroyer | |
AC 37 anti-tank gun AC 37 anti-tank gun The AC 37 was a French anti-tank gun of 37mm caliber, developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930's... |
37 mm anti-tank gun | |
AC 47 anti-tank gun AC 47 anti-tank gun The AC 47 was a French anti-tank gun of 47mm caliber. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930s; another version was created for naval use.... |
47 mm anti-tank gun | |
Al Fao | 210 mm SP howitzer | |
AMOS AMOS AMOS or Advanced Mortar System is a 120 mm automatic twin barrelled, breech loaded mortar turret. AMOS has been fitted to a wide range of armoured vehicles such as the Sisu Pasi, Patria AMV, Combat Vehicle 90 or Combat Boat 90.... |
/ | 120 mm SP twin mortar |
AMX-13 DCA AMX-13 The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations... |
30 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Archer Archer (tank destroyer) The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British self propelled anti-tank gun of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with a Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun.-Design and development:... |
76.2 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Armstrong Gun Armstrong Gun The term Armstrong Gun was primarily used to describe the unique design of the rifled breech-loading field and heavy guns designed by Sir William Armstrong and manufactured in England from 1855 by the Elswick Ordnance Company and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich... |
Developmental gun | |
Artemis 30 Artemis 30 The Artemis 30 is an anti-aircraft gun system originally developed in 1982 and produced by the Hellenic Arms Industry for use by the Greek armed forces in the Aegean sea... |
30 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
ASU-57 ASU-57 The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 it was replaced by the ASU-85.-Development history:... |
57 mm assault gun | |
ASU-85 ASU-85 The ASU-85 is a soviet-designed airborne self-propelled gun of the Cold War Era. From 1959 it replaced the open-topped ASU-57 in service but was in its turn replaced by the BMD-1 from 1969.-Development history:... |
85 mm assault gun | |
Autocanon de 75 mle 1913 | 75 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
Basilic Basilic (cannon) The Basilic, or The Ottoman Cannon was a supercannon designed by Urban, a Romanian cannon engineer, Saruca Usta and architect Muslihiddin Usta at a time when cannons were still new. It was horribly inaccurate, but when it hit, it caused massive damage to Constantinople's walls... |
750 mm siege gun | |
Becker Gun | 19 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Big Bertha Big Bertha (Howitzer) Big Bertha Bertha") is the name of a type of super-heavy howitzer developed by the famous armaments manufacturer Krupp in Germany on the eve of World War I... |
German Empire | 419 mm siege howitzer |
BL 4.5 inch Gun | 113 mm field gun | |
BL 5 inch Howitzer BL 5 inch Howitzer The Ordnance BL 5 inch Howitzer was initially introduced to provide the Royal Field Artillery with continuing explosive shell capability following the decision to concentrate on shrapnel for field guns in the 1890s.-Sudan Campaign:... |
127 mm howitzer | |
BL 5.4 inch Howitzer BL 5.4 inch Howitzer The Ordnance BL 5.4 inch Howitzer was a version of the British 5 inch howitzer designed for British Indian Army use, especially on the Northwest Frontier.-History:... |
137.2 mm howitzer | |
BL 5.5 inch Gun | 140 mm field gun | |
BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun BL 6 inch Mk VII naval gun The BL 6 inch Gun Mark VII was a British naval gun dating from 1899, which was mounted on a heavy traveling carriage in 1915 for British Army service to become one of the main heavy field guns in the First World War, and also served as one of the main coast defence guns throughout the British... |
152 mm naval gun | |
BL 6 inch Gun Mk 19 BL 6 inch Gun Mk 19 The BL 6 inch Gun Mk XIX was introduced in 1916 as a lighter and longer-range field gun replacement for the obsolescent BL 6 inch Gun Mk VII.-History, description:... |
152 mm field gun | |
BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I The BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I and subsequent marks were a series of heavy artillery pieces designed by the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. The 7.2 inch was not a new design, but instead a re-lined version of the 8 inch howitzers dating from World War I... to Mk.6 |
183 mm howitzer | |
BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk 1 - 5 BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk 1 - 5 The BL 8-Inch Howitzer Mark I through to Mark V were a British improvisation developed early in the First World War to provide heavy artillery... |
203 mm howitzer | |
BL 8 inch Howitzer Mk 6 - 8 | 203 mm howitzer | |
BL 9.2 inch Howitzer BL 9.2 inch Howitzer The Ordnance BL 9.2 inch howitzer was the principal counter-battery equipment of British forces in France in World War I. It equipped a substantial number of siege batteries of the Royal Garrison Artillery... |
233 mm siege howitzer | |
BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun The Ordnance BL 10 pounder mountain gun was developed as a BL successor to the RML 2.5 inch screw gun which was outclassed in the Second Boer War.-History:... |
/ India | 70 mm mountain gun |
BL 12 inch Howitzer BL 12 inch Howitzer The Ordnance BL 12 inch howitzer was a scaled-up version of the successful 9.2 inch siege howitzer.-History:Following the success of their BL 9.2 inch Howitzer, Vickers designed an almost identical version scaled up to a calibre of 12 inch, the Mk II entering service on the Western... |
305 mm siege howitzer | |
BL 15 inch Howitzer BL 15 inch Howitzer The Ordnance BL 15 inch howitzer was developed by the Coventry Ordnance Works late in 1914 in response to the success of its design of the 9.2 inch siege howitzer.-History and use:... |
380 mm siege howitzer | |
BL 60 pounder gun | 127 mm field gun | |
Bofors 37 mm Bofors 37 mm The Bofors 37 mm gun was an anti-tank gun designed by Swedish manufacturer Bofors in the early 1930s. Licensed copies were produced in a number of countries. The gun was used by some European armies during World War II, mainly at the early stage of the war.-Development history:The gun was... |
37 mm anti-tank gun | |
Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
40 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Bofors 57 mm gun Bofors 57 mm gun The Bofors 57 mm guns are a series of dual-purpose naval guns designed and produced by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence... |
57 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Bofors 75 mm L/20 | 75 mm gun | |
Bofors Model 29 | 75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Bofors Model 34 | 75 mm gun | |
Bofors 10.5 cm Howitzer Model 1924 10.5 cm Howitzer Model 1924 The 10.5 cm Howitzer Model 1924 was a howitzer used by the Netherlands during World War II. Fourteen were bought by the Royal Dutch East Indies Army where they equipped the 1st Howitzer Artillery Battalion from 1924-5. It is unknown if the Japanese used them after conquering the Dutch East... |
105 mm howitzer | |
Bofors 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 The 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 was a heavy field gun used by the Netherlands and Hungary during World War II. Dutch guns were known as the 10-veld. Hungary purchased a license and built them as the 31 M. Captured weapons were designated by the Wehrmacht as the schwere 10.5 cm Kanone 335. Four were... |
105 mm field gun | |
Bofors 10.5 cm kanon m/34 10.5 cm kanon m/34 -Design:Designed for motor towing with steel spoked wheels with rubber rims, the m/34 was a development of the earlier 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927, with the carriage being used by various Bofors 15 cm howitzers of the Thirties... |
105 mm field gun | |
Bofors 12 cm M. 14 Bofors 12 cm M. 14 The Bofors 12 cm M. 14 was a howitzer used by the Netherlands in World War II as the Lichte Houwitze 12 cm L 14. Captured guns were given a German designation after the Battle of the Netherlands as the 12 cm leFH 373 although it is not certain that they were actually used by German... |
120 mm howitzer | |
BOV APC | 20 mm SP triple anti-aircraft gun | |
BRAMS BRAMS BRAMS - Self-propelled Anti-aircraft System is an automated anti-aircraft system designated for destroying low flying targets using its twin barrel 30 mm gun with high rate of fire and 4 self-guided anti-aircraft missiles.... |
30 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun / missile system | |
Brandt LR | 60 mm mortar/gun | |
Brummbär Brummbär The Sturmpanzer IV was a German armoured infantry support gun based on the Panzer IV chassis used in the Second World War. It was used at the Battles of Kursk, Anzio, Normandy, and helped to put down the Warsaw Uprising... |
Nazi Germany | 149 mm assault gun |
Cannone da 47/32 M35 Cannone da 47/32 M35 The Cannone da 47/32 M35 was an Austrian artillery piece produced under license in Italy during World War II. It was used both as an infantry gun and an anti-tank gun.... |
47 mm anti-tank gun | |
Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 | 65 mm towed gun | |
Cannone da 70/15 Cannone da 70/15 The Cannone da 70/15 was a mountain gun was used by Italy during World War I. By World War II it had been relegated to the infantry gun role in units assigned to Italian East Africa.... |
70 mm towed gun | |
Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 The Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 was a field gun used by Italy during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp Kanone M 1906 gun. It had seats for two crewmen attached to the gunshield as was common practice for the period. Captured weapons were designated by the... |
75 mm field gun | |
Cannone da 75/27 modello 11 | 75 mm gun | |
Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 The Cannone da 75/32 modello 37 was an Italian field gun used during World War II. .- History :... |
75 mm field gun | |
Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 The Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34 was an Italian anti-aircraft gun used during World War II. The designation means it had a caliber of 75 mm, the barrel was 46 caliber-lengths long and it was accepted in service in 1934.- See also :... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Cannone da 90/53 Cannone da 90/53 The Cannone da 90/53 was an Italian designed cannon, and one of the most successful anti-aircraft guns to see service during World War II. It was used both in an anti-aircraft role and as an anti-tank gun... |
90 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Cannone da 149/35 A Cannone da 149/35 A The Cannone da 149/35 A was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was already an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It lacked a recoil system of any kind and could not traverse. The gun recoiled up two ramps placed behind the wheels and had to be... |
149 mm field gun | |
Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 Cannone da 149/40 modello 35 The Cannone da 149/40 was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War II. It was intended to replace the obsolete Cannone da 149/35 A, but the small numbers produced prevented that. By 1940 orders had been placed for 590, but only 51 were in service at the end of September 1941... |
149 mm field gun | |
Cannone da 152/45 Cannone da 152/45 The Cannone da 152/45 was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was an expedient mating of a naval gun barrel placed on a land carriage to fulfill the Italian Army's need for long-range counter-battery work. The carriage was placed on a firing platform which... |
152 mm field gun | |
Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 modello 35 (Breda) Breda Model 35 The Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/65 modello 35 , also known as Breda Model 35, was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Società Italiana Ernesto Breda of Brescia company in Italy and used during World War II. It was designed in 1932 and was adopted by the Italian armed forces in 1935... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) The Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 was a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Scotti company in Italy and used by that country in World War II. It used the 20x138mmB cartridge.- History :... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Canon Court de 105 M mle 1909 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider The Canon Court de 105 M modele 1909 Schneider was a French mountain gun, manufactured by Schneider et Cie. According to Kennblatter fremden Gerätz, Germany used the former French as the 10.5 cm GebH 343... |
105 mm mountain gun | |
Canon Court de 105 M mle 1919 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider The Canon Court de 105 M modèle 1919 Schneider was a French mountain gun intended to be used in conjunction with the 75 mm mle.19. The mle.19 was manufactured by Schneider et Cie. For transport, this gun could be broken down into 8 sections; the barrel could be dismantled into 2 sections... |
105 mm mountain gun | |
Canon Court de 105 M mle 1928 Schneider Canon Court de 105 M(montagne) modèle 1919 Schneider The Canon Court de 105 M modèle 1919 Schneider was a French mountain gun intended to be used in conjunction with the 75 mm mle.19. The mle.19 was manufactured by Schneider et Cie. For transport, this gun could be broken down into 8 sections; the barrel could be dismantled into 2 sections... |
105 mm mountain gun | |
Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP | 37 mm infantry gun | |
Canon de 65 M modele 1906 Canon de 65 M(montagne) modele 1906 The Canon de 65 M modele 1906 or was a French mountain gun which entered service with the regiments d'artillerie de montagne in 1906 and was one of the first soft-recoil guns in service. The carriage of the mle 1906 was hinged and could be broken down into four mule loads for transport... |
65 mm mountain gun | |
Canon de 75 M mle 1919 Schneider Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1919 Schneider The Canon de 75 M modèle 1919 Schneider was a French mountain gun designed as a replacement of the 65 mm mle 1906. The mle 1919 was manufactured by Schneider et Cie and used during World War II. For transport, the gun could be broken down into seven sections. This weapon was used by Brazil,... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
Canon de 75 M mle 1928 Canon de 75 M(montagne) modele 1928 The Canon de 75 M modèle 1928 was a French mountain gun. The guns were also sold to Poland. After 1940, these weapons were used by the Germans as 7.5 cm GebK 283. The French used this weapon to equip the artillery batteries of the 4th Moroccan Mountain Division during 1944 and 1945.-See... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
Canon de 75 mle GP1 Canon de 75 mle GP1 The Canon de 75 mle GP1 was a field gun used by Belgium during World War II. Cockerill mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR barrels on ex-German 10.5 cm leFH 16 howitzer carriages received as reparations after World War I... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 mle GP11 Canon de 75 mle GP11 The Canon de 75 mle GP11 was a field gun used by Belgium during World War II. Cockerill mounted lengthened Canon de 75 mle TR barrels on ex-German 7.7 cm FK 16 gun carriages received as reparations after World War I... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 mle GP111 Canon de 75 mle GP111 The Canon de 75 mle GP111 was a field gun used by Belgium during World War II. Cockerill mounted a sleeve in the barrels of ex-German 7.7 cm FK 16 guns received as reparations after World War I to convert them to the standard Belgian 75mm ammunition. After 1940, the Wehrmacht designated captured... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 mle TR Canon de 75 mle TR The Canon de 75 mle TR was a field gun used by Belgium during World War I and World War II. It was a license-built copy of the Krupp M 1905 gun. Production continued during World War I until the Germans overran the factory in 1914... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modèle 1897 Canon de 75 modèle 1897 The French 75mm field gun was a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75mm Mle 1897. It was commonly known as the French 75, simply the 75 and Soixante-Quinze .The French 75 is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modèle 1905 Schneider Canon de 75 modèle 1905 Schneider The Canon de 75 modèle 1905 Schneider was a field gun used by Bulgaria during World War I and World War II. Some 324 had been delivered by the end of 1907 and most were still in service in 1939- References :... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider The Canon de 75 modele 1912 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot. It entered service with the French horse-mounted artillery in 1912 and some were sold to the army of Serbia... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider The Canon de 75 modele 1914 Schneider was a French World War I piece of 75 mm artillery, designed and manufactured by Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot. Similar to the earlier Canon de 75mm Modele 1912 Schneider and also a derivative of Canon de 75 modèle 1897, it featured a longer barrel and an... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider The Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider was a field gun designed by Schneider in the early Twenties. France didn't buy any as it had an enormous stock of surplus Canon de 75 modèle 1897 field guns on hand and it was offered for export... |
75 mm field gun | |
Canon de 75 modele 1934 | 75 mm gun | |
Canon de 76 Fonderie Royale des Canons Canon de 76 FRC The Canon de 76 FRC was a Belgian infantry support gun, produced by the Fonderie Royale des Canons . The gun was typically of 76 mm calibre; however, an optional 47 mm barrel could be fitted instead. The gun was designed for transport via a trailer towed by a vehicle. In 1940, the... |
76 mm gun | |
Canon de 76 M mle 1909 Schneider Canon de 76 M(montagne) modele 1909 Schneider The Canon de 76 M modele 1909 Schneider was a mountain gun manufactured by a French company, Schneider. An earlier version, the 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 had been designed, in 1906, by a Greek officer , who designed it as a 75 mm gun... |
76 mm mountain gun | |
Canon de 85 modèle 1927 Schneider | 85 mm field gun | |
Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider The Canon de 105 court modèle 1934 Schneider was a French howitzer used in World War II. Captured weapons were used by the German Heer as the 10.5 cm leFH 324. It was a conservative design by Schneider Electric|Schneider et Cie intended to replace their World War I-era Canon de 105 mle 1913... |
105 mm howitzer | |
Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B Canon de 105 court mle 1935 B The Canon de 105 court modèle 1935 B was a French howitzer used in World War II. It was designed by the State Arsenal at Bourges to replace the World War I-era Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider. Some 610 were originally ordered, although production was terminated in 1939 in favor of anti-tank... |
105 mm howitzer | |
Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider The Canon de 105 L modèle 1936 Schneider was a field gun used by France in World War II. 159 were in service in 1939. Captured examples in World War II were placed into German service as the 10.5 cm schwere Kanone 332 where they mainly served on coast defense duties.It was built in two versions,... |
105 mm field gun | |
Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider The Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider was a French artillery piece used in World War I and World War II by many European countries.- History :In the early 1900s, the French company Schneider et Cie began a collaboration with the Russian company Putilov... |
105 mm field gun | |
Canon de 105 modèle 1925/27 Schneider Canon de 105 modèle 1925/27 Schneider The Canon de 105 modèle 1925/27 Schneider was a heavy field gun used by Greece during World War II. It was bought at the same time as the Canon de 85 modèle 1927 Schneider The Germans allotted this gun the designation of 10.5 cm Kanone 340, but it is unknown if they actually used them themselves.-... |
105 mm field gun | |
Canon de 105 modèle 1930 Schneider Canon de 105 modèle 1930 Schneider The Canon de 105 modèle 1930 Schneider was a field gun used by Denmark during World War II as the M.30 L/48.1 Schneider. The Germans alloted this gun the designation of 10.5 cm Kanone 321, but it is unknown if they actually used them themselves.... |
105 mm field gun | |
Canon de 155 C mle 1917 Schneider | 155 mm howitzer | |
Canon de 155 GPF | 155 mm field gun | |
Canon de 194 GPF Canon de 194 mle GPF The Canon de 194 mle GPF - was the first French tracked self-propelled gun . Designed at the end of World War I, it was a pioneering weapon with many modern features.... |
194 mm field gun | |
Canon de 240 L Mle 1884 Canon de 240 L Mle 1884 The Canon de 240 L Modele 1884 started life as a coastal artillery piece for use in coastal fortifications. However the events of 1914 dictated that it would soon see action inland as heavy field artillery during World War I.... |
240 mm field gun | |
Canone de 120 L mle 1931 Canone de 120 L mle 1931 The Canon de 12 cm L mle 1931 was a medium field gun used by Belgium in World War II. Captured guns were taken into Wehrmacht service after the surrender of Belgium in May 1940 as the 12 cm K 370 where it was generally used on coast defense duties.... |
120 mm field gun | |
Canone de 155 L mle 1924 Canone de 155 L mle 1924 The Canone de 155 L mle 1924 was a heavy gun used by Belgium during World War II. After the Germans occupied conquered Belgium in May 1940 they took over the surviving weapons as the 15.5 cm Kanone 432.... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Cañón 155 mm. L 33 Modelo Argentino | 155 mm towed howitzer, also known as "CITER 155mm L33 Gun" | |
Cañón 155 mm. L 45 CALA 30 Cañón 155 mm. L 45 CALA 30 The 155mm L45 CALA 30/2 Gun is an Argentinian long range field artillery system developed for and in service with the Argentine Army.-Development:... |
155 mm long range gun/howitzer | |
D-74 howitzer | 122 mm howitzer | |
Deacon Deacon (artillery) The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece... |
57 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Elefant Elefant The Elefant was a "schwerer Panzerjäger" of the German Wehrmacht used in small numbers in World War II. It was built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm assault gun |
Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 The Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901 was a field gun designed by the German company Rheinische Metallwaren- und Maschinenfabrik and sold to Norway in 1901. It remained the main field artillery gun of the Norwegian Army until the German invasion of Norway in 1940. The Germans impressed the surviving... |
German Empire | 75 mm field gun |
Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 The Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 mountain guns were originally issued to the Schutztruppe in German South West Africa. The gun was also issued to the Portuguese colonial forces in Angola.-Survivors:... |
German Empire | 75 mm field gun |
FH-70 FH-70 The FH-70 is a towed howitzer in use with several nations.-History:In 1963 NATO agreed a NATO Basic Military Requirement 39 for close support artillery, either towed or tracked. Subsequently Germany and UK started discussions and design studies and in 1968 established Agreed Operational... |
/ / | 155 mm howitzer |
FH 77 | 155 mm howitzer | |
FH-88 FH-88 The FH-88 or Field Howitzer 88 was the first locally-designed howitzer developed for the Singapore Army. It is a 155 mm/39-calibre towed howitzer gun.-Development:... |
155 mm SP howitzer | |
FH-2000 FH-2000 The FH-2000 or Field Howitzer 2000 was developed by Singapore Technologies for Singapore Army. It is a 155 mm/52-calibre towed howitzer gun. It fires projectiles to a maximum range of 42 kilometers using special extended range ammunition, that was field tested in New Zealand... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Flakpanzer 38(t) Flakpanzer 38(t) The Flakpanzer 38 was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used in World War II.- Design:... |
Nazi Germany | 20 mm SP anti-aircraft gun |
Flaming onion Flaming onion The flaming onion was a 37 mm revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army during World War I, the name referring to both the gun, and especially the flares it fired. The American 'balloon-buster' ace, Frank Luke, was a prominent victim of this device, and it was mentioned in... |
German Empire | 37 mm quintuple anti-aircraft gun |
Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard is an autonomous, all-weather-capable German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun . It was developed in the 1960s and fielded in the 1970s, and has been upgraded several times with the latest electronics... |
35 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
G5 G5 howitzer The G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre designed with the help of the Canadian scientist Gerald Bull and his company, Space Research Corporation and manufactured by Denel Land Systems.-Production history:... |
155 mm towed howitzer | |
G6 G6 howitzer The G6 self-propelled howitzer is a South African artillery piece, developed around the ordnance of the G5 howitzer. It is one of the most powerful self-propelled guns on a wheeled chassis.... |
155 mm SP howitzer | |
G7 G7 howitzer The G7 is a South African 105 mm howitzer, produced by Denel. With a maximum range of it outranges all existing 105 mm howitzers, as well as most current 155 mm howitzers... |
105 mm towed howitzer | |
GC-45 GC-45 howitzer The GC-45 is a 155 mm howitzer designed by Gerald Bull's Space Research Corporation in the 1970s. Versions were produced by a number of companies during the 1980s, notably in Austria and South Africa... |
155 mm towed howitzer | |
GDF-CO3 | 35 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Grasshopper cannon Grasshopper cannon The grasshopper cannon is a weapon designed by the British in the 18th century as a light gun to be carried around with infantry. It frequently saw service in rough terrain such as the frontiers of British North America.... |
Light mobile gun | |
Hetzer Hetzer The Jagdpanzer 38 , later known as Hetzer , was a German light tank destroyer of the Second World War based on a modified Czechoslovakian Panzer 38 chassis. The project was inspired by the Romanian "Mareşal" tank destroyer.The name Hetzer was at the time not commonly used for this vehicle... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm assault gun |
Indian & Light Field Gun | 105 mm field gun | |
ISU-122 ISU-122 The ISU-122 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II.-History:A prototype of the ISU-122 heavy self-propelled gun was built at the Chelyabinsk Kirov Plant, , in December 1943... |
122 mm assault gun | |
ISU-152 ISU-152 ISU-152 was a Soviet multirole fully enclosed and armored self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II, with a subsequent use, mainly in the Soviet military, till the 1970s.-History:... |
152 mm assault gun | |
Jagdpanther V Jagdpanther The Jagdpanther was a tank destroyer built by Nazi Germany during World War II based on the chassis of the Panther tank. It entered service late in the war and saw service on the Eastern and Western fronts... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm assault gun |
Jagdpanzer IV Jagdpanzer IV The Jagdpanzer IV, Sd.Kfz. 162, was a tank destroyer based on the Panzer IV chassis built in three main variants. As one of the casemate-style turretless Jagdpanzer designs, it was developed against the wishes of Heinz Guderian, the inspector general of the Panzertruppen, as a replacement for the... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm assault gun |
Jagdtiger Sd. Kfz. 186 Jagdtiger Jagdtiger is the common name of a German tank destroyer of World War II. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B. The ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 186. It saw service in small numbers from late 1944 to the end of the war on both the Western and Eastern Front... |
Nazi Germany | 128 mm assault gun |
Kanonenjagdpanzer Kanonenjagdpanzer The Kanonenjagdpanzer 4 - 5 was a German Cold War tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm anti-tank gun, which remained from the outphased M47 Patton tanks... |
90 mm assault gun | |
Kongsberg M.27 M.27 The 75 mm M.27 was a Norwegian mountain gun used in World War II. Twenty-four of these guns were designed and built by Kongsberg Kanonfabrik to supplement the old 75mm Ehrhardt M.11 guns. There is no record of any use by Nazi Germany after the Norwegian Campaign... |
75 mm gun | |
Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 The Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 was a field gun used by a number of European armies in both World War I and World War II. The Model 1903 was a "stock gun" from Krupp that could be supplied to customers on short notice with minor alterations to suit the customers needs... |
German Empire | 75 mm field gun |
Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1909 | Argentina | 75 mm field gun, Argentine Army |
Krupp 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12 The Krupp 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze M.12 was a howitzer used by Romania in World War I. 60 were bought from Krupp before World War I. They appear to have lingered in Romanian service into World War II... |
German Empire | 105 mm howitzer |
KS-12 | 85 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
KS-19 | 100 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
KS-30 KS-30 The Soviet 130mm anti-aircraft gun KS-30 appeared in the early 1950s, closely resembling the German wartime 12.8 cm FlaK 40 antiaircraft gun. The KS-30 was used for the home defense forces of the USSR and some other Warsaw Pact countries... |
130 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Kugelblitz Kugelblitz The Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz was a German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun developed during World War II. By the end of the war, only a pilot production of five units had been completed... |
Nazi Germany | 30 mm SP triple anti-aircraft gun |
L118 Light Gun L118 Light Gun The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119A1... |
105 mm field gun | |
Laffly W15TCC | 47 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Leather cannon Leather cannon A leather cannon, or a leather gun, was an experimental Swedish attempt of constructing a lighter weapon that would bridge the gap between muskets and heavy stationary cannons... |
Experimental lightweight gun | |
LG1 LG1 The LG1 is a modern 105 mm/30-calibre towed howitzer designed and produced by GIAT Industries of France.-Design:The LG1 howitzer is a 105 mm towed artillery piece that features both low weight and a high level of accuracy over long distances. Its lightweight construction gives the barrel... |
105 mm towed howitzer | |
Little David Little David Little David was the nickname of an American 36 inch caliber mortar used for test firing aerial bombs during World War II.-History:... |
914 mm mortar | |
Livens Projector Livens Projector The Livens Projector was a simple mortar-like weapon that could throw large drums filled with flammable or toxic chemicals. In the First World War, the Livens Projector became the standard means of delivering gas attacks and it remained in the arsenal of the British Army until the early years of... |
203 mm mortar | |
Long Cecil Long Cecil Long Cecil was a unique one-off gun, designed by George Labram, a United States citizen, and built in the workshops of the De Beers mining company in Kimberley for use by the British during the Siege of Kimberley in the Second Boer War.... |
British Empire | 104 mm howitzer |
Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 anti II, also known as Landsverk anti-II or L-62 or locally ItPsv 41, was a Swedish self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was developed specifically for Finland between 1941 and 1942. The vehicle was developed from the Toldi L-60 m/38 tank. The chassis was lengthened and an... |
40 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
M1 57 mm Antitank Gun | 57 mm anti-tank gun | |
M1 240 mm Howitzer | 240 mm howitzer | |
M3 37 mm gun M3 37 mm gun The 37 mm Gun M3 was the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep... |
37 mm anti-tank gun | |
M3 howitzer | 105 mm howitzer | |
M42 Duster M42 Duster The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank... |
40 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
M50 Ontos | 106 mm SP 6-barrel recoilless rifle | |
M56 SPAA | 90 mm SP anti-aircraft / anti-tank gun | |
M84 NORA-A | 152 mm towed howitzer | |
M101 howitzer M101 howitzer The 105 mm M2A1 howitzer was the standard light field howitzer for the United States in World War II, seeing action in both European and Pacific theaters. Entering production in 1941, it quickly entered the war against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific, where it gained a reputation... |
105 mm howitzer | |
M102 howitzer M102 howitzer First introduced during the Vietnam War, the M102 was the light-towed 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and most recently in the Iraq War.- An Air Mobile Howitzer for the Vietnam War :... |
105 mm howitzer | |
M109 M109 howitzer The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin... |
155 mm SP howitzer | |
M114 howitzer | 155 mm howitzer | |
M115 203 mm howitzer M115 203 mm howitzer The M115 203 mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8 inch howitzer, was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. Originally designated the 8 inch Howitzer M1, it was designed during the buildup to World War II as a counterpart to the German 17 cm K 18 gun... |
203 mm howitzer | |
M116 howitzer M116 howitzer The 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 was designed in the United States in 1920s to meet a need for an artillery piece that could be moved across difficult terrain. The gun and carriage was designed so that it could be broken down into several pieces to be carried by pack animals... |
75 mm howitzer | |
M119 howitzer M119 howitzer The M119 Howitzer is a lightweight 105-mm howitzer used by the United States Army. It can be easily airlifted, even by helicopter, or dropped by parachute. It does not need a recoil pit.-Development:... |
105 mm howitzer | |
M163 VADS M163 VADS The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most US combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored... |
20 mm SP anti-aircraft gatling gun | |
M167 Vulcan M167 Vulcan The M167 Vulcan Air Defense System was a towed short-range United States Army anti-aircraft gun designed to protect forward area combat elements and rear area critical assets. It was also used to protect U.S. Air Force warplane airfields and U.S. Army helicopter airfields... |
20 mm 6-barrel gatling gun | |
M198 howitzer M198 howitzer The M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be a lightweight replacement for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing... |
155 mm howitzer | |
M-240 towed mortar | 240 mm mortar | |
M247 Sergeant York M247 Sergeant York The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon , developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed 40 mm rapid-fire guns... |
40 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
M389 howitzer | 155 mm howitzer | |
M777 howitzer M777 howitzer The M777 howitzer is a towed 155 mm artillery piece, successor to the M198 howitzer in the United States Marine Corps and United States Army. The M777 is also used by the Canadian Army, and has been in action in Afghanistan since February 2006 along with the associated GPS-guided Excalibur... |
155 mm howitzer | |
M1902/M1905 field gun | 76.2 mm field gun | |
Machbet Machbet The Machbet is an Israeli upgrade of the M163 self-propelled automatic anti-aircraft gun, based in turn on the M113 armored personnel carrier. In addition to the 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon it is armed with 4-tubes FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile launcher... |
20 mm SP anti-aircraft gatling gun / missile system | |
Marder I Marder I The Marder I "Marten" was a German World War II tank destroyer, armed with the 75 mm anti-tank gun. Most Marder I's were built on the base of the Tracteur Blindé 37L , a French artillery tractor/armoured personnel carrier of which the Germans had acquired more than three hundred after the Fall of... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm SP anti-tank gun |
Marder II Marder II The Marder II was a German tank destroyer of World War II based on the Panzer II chassis.-History:During the very first days of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germans were shocked to encounter Soviet T-34 medium tanks and KV heavy tanks... |
Nazi Germany | 75 mm SP anti-tank gun |
Marder III Marder III The Marder III is the name for a series of World War II German tank destroyers built on the chassis of the Panzer 38. The German word Marder means "marten" in English... |
Nazi Germany | 75 or 76.2 mm SP anti-tank gun |
Marksman anti-aircraft system Marksman anti-aircraft system Marksman is a British anti-aircraft weapon system, consisting of a turret, a Marconi Series 400 radar and two Swiss 35 mm Oerlikon autocannons... |
35 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Möbelwagen Möbelwagen The 3.7cm FlaK auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV , nicknamed Möbelwagen because of its boxy turret , was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built from the chassis of the Panzer IV tank... |
Nazi Germany | 37 mm SP anti-aircraft gun |
Mörser Karl Mörser Karl "Karl-Gerät" , also known as Thor and Mörser Karl, was a World War II German self-propelled siege mortar designed and built by Rheinmetall. It was the largest self-propelled weapon to see service. Its heaviest munition was a diameter, shell, and the range for its lightest shell of was just over... |
Nazi Germany | 540 or 600 mm siege mortar |
Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. The Mortaio da 210/8 D.S. was a siege howitzer which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It was mounted on a timber firing platform and lacked a recoil system of any kind. It was mounted on a De Stefano carriage which... |
210 mm siege mortar | |
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1 The MO-120 RT-61 or MO-120-RT is a heavy mortar of French origin. It was designed by Thomson-Brandt as the successor for the MO-120 AM-50... |
120 mm towed mortar | |
Mortier de 280 Schneider Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider The Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider was a French siege howitzer, manufactured in small numbers by the Schneider et Cie company, used during World War I. Used primarily by France, fewer than forty were sold to Russia and took part in the fighting on the Eastern Front, the Russian Civil War and... |
280 mm mortar | |
Nashorn Nashorn Nashorn , initially known as Hornisse , was a German tank destroyer of World War II. It was developed as an interim solution in 1942 and was armed with the outstanding Pak 43 anti-tank gun... |
Nazi Germany | 88 mm assault gun |
Newton 6 inch Mortar Newton 6 inch Mortar The Newton 6 inch Mortar was the standard British medium mortar in World War I from early 1917 onwards.-Description:The Newton 6 inch replaced the 2 inch Medium Mortar beginning in February 1917.... |
152 mm mortar | |
Nora B-52 Nora B-52 The Nora B-52 is an Serbian-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer . The Nora B-52 was designed with a modified version of the 152 mm field gun-howitzer M84 NORA-A mounted on an 8x8 truck bed. Its test trials have already been completed with great success and enthusiasm from Serbian officers and it... |
152 mm SP howitzer | |
Nuclear cannon | 280 mm nuclear cannon | |
Obice de 75/18 Modello 34, 35 Obice da 75/18 modello 34 The Obice da 75/18 modello 34 was an Italian artillery piece used during World War II.- History :Much of Italy is mountainous, so the Italian army has always had an interest in mountain artillery... |
75 mm gun | |
Obice da 105/14 Obice da 105/14 The Obice da 105/14 modello 18 was a howitzer used by Italy during World War II. It appears to have been designed at the end of World War I, but that remains to be confirmed. It was originally designed to be towed by horses with wooden spoked wheels. Some weapons may have been modernized for... |
105 mm howitzer | |
Obice da 149/19 modello 37 Obice da 149/19 modello 37 The Obice da 149/19 modello 37 was a heavy howitzer which served with Italy during World War II. It was intended to replace Italy's assortment of World War I-era heavy howitzers, but this was prevented by the prolonged development time and the very slow pace of production. Despite orders totaling... |
149 mm howitzer | |
Obice da 210/22 Obice da 210/22 The Obice da 210/22 modello 35 was a Italian heavy howitzer designed by the Italian Arms and Munitions Technical Service and accepted into service by the Italian Army in 1938. A total of 346 were ordered and the gun was produced by Ansaldo at their Pozzuoli factory. However production was slow... |
210 mm howitzer | |
Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 was a French 155 mm 30 calibre howitzer of Cold War era that remained in service with some nations until the 1990s. The gun has a split trail, large slotted muzzle-break, four-wheeled bogie and a retractable firing pedestal beneath the axles... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Oerlikon 20 mm cannon The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001... |
35 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Oerlikon GAI-BO1 | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Ordnance BL 12 pounder 6 cwt Ordnance BL 12 pounder 6 cwt The Ordnance BL 12 pounder 6 cwt was a lighter version of the British 12 pounder 7 cwt gun, used by the Royal Horse Artillery. The "6 cwt" referred to the weight of the gun and barrel to differentiate it from other 12 pounders guns... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Ordnance BL 12 pounder 7 cwt Ordnance BL 12 pounder 7 cwt The Ordnance BL 12 pounder 7cwt was the British Army's field gun, which succeed the RML 13 pounder 8 cwt in 1885.-History:The gun was initially adopted by both the Royal Field Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery, and was in full service by 1885... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Ordnance BL 15 pounder Ordnance BL 15 pounder The Ordnance BL 15 pounder, otherwise known as the 15 pounder 7 cwt, was the British Army's field gun in the Second Boer War and some remained in limited use in minor theatres of World War I.-History:... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Ordnance BLC 15 pounder Ordnance BLC 15 pounder The Ordnance BLC 15 pounder gun was a modernised version of the obsolete BL 15 pounder 7 cwt gun, incorporating a recoil and recuperator mechanism above the barrel and modified quicker-opening breech... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Ordnance QF 2 pounder Ordnance QF 2 pounder The Ordnance QF 2-pounder was a British anti-tank and vehicle-mounted gun, employed in the Second World War. It was actively used in the Battle of France, and during the North Africa campaign... |
40 mm anti-tank gun | |
Ordnance QF 6 pounder Ordnance QF 6 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles... |
57 mm anti-tank gun | |
Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt The Ordnance QF 12 pounder 8 cwt was a Royal Navy "landing gun" intended for navy use ashore. "8 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun and breech, approximately 8 cwt = 8 x = 896 lb. This was how the British often differentiated between guns of the same calibre or weight of shell... |
76.2 mm naval gun | |
Ordnance QF 13 pounder Ordnance QF 13 pounder The Ordnance QF 13-pounder quick-firing field gun was the standard equipment of the British Royal Horse Artillery at the outbreak of World War I.-History:... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Ordnance QF 15 pounder Ordnance QF 15 pounder The Ordnance QF 15 pounder gun, commonly referred to as the Ehrhardt, was a modern German field gun purchased by Britain in 1900 as a stopgap measure to upgrade its field artillery to modern QF standards, while it developed its own alternative... The Ehrhardt |
German Empire | 76.2 mm field gun |
Ordnance QF 17 pounder Ordnance QF 17 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17 pounder was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. It was the most effective Allied anti-tank gun of the war... |
76.2 mm anti-tank gun | |
Ordnance QF 18 pounder Ordnance QF 18 pounder The Ordnance QF 18 pounder, or simply 18-pounder Gun, was the standard British Army field gun of the World War I era. It formed the backbone of the Royal Field Artillery during the war, and was produced in large numbers. It was also used by British and Commonwealth Forces in all the main theatres,... |
83.8 mm field gun | |
Ordnance QF 25 pounder Ordnance QF 25 pounder The Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major British field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a... |
88 mm towed gun-howitzer | |
Ostwind Ostwind The Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Wirbelwind.... |
Nazi Germany | 37 mm SP anti-aircraft gun |
OTO Melara Mod 56 OTO Melara Mod 56 The OTO-Melara Mod 56 is an Italian-made 105 mm pack howitzer built and developed by OTO-Melara. It fires the standard US type M1 ammunition.-History:... |
105 mm pack howitzer | |
Otomatic Air Defense Tank | 76 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
Paladin M109 | 155 mm SP howitzer | |
Panzerjäger I Panzerjäger I The Panzerjäger I was the first of the German tank destroyers to see service in the Second World War. It mounted a Czech Skoda cm PaK anti-tank gun on a converted Panzer I Ausf. B chassis... |
Nazi Germany | 47 mm SP anti-tank gun |
Patria NEMO Patria NEMO NEMO , is a single 120 mm unmanned mortar turret currently being developed by Patria Weapons System Oy in Finland. It is a lighter version of the AMOS mortar system, which is also being field tested... |
120 mm SP mortar | |
Paris Gun Paris Gun The Paris Gun was a German long-range siege gun used to bombard Paris during World War I. It was in service from March-August 1918. When it was first employed, Parisians believed they'd been bombed by a new type of high-altitude zeppelin, as neither the sound of an airplane nor a gun could be heard... |
German Empire | 210 mm siege gun |
Patria Vammas M58 | 160 mm mortar | |
PLDvK-53/59 | 30 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
PLDvK vzor 53 | 30 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
PLK vzor ČS | 57 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Polsten Polsten The Polsten was a low cost Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon without reducing effectiveness.-Development:... |
/ | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun |
PZA Loara PZA Loara The PZA Loara is a Polish armored radar-directed self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system. The original PZA Loara prototype was based on the chassis of the T-72 MBT... |
35 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 1 pounder pom-pom QF 1 pounder pom-pom The QF 1 pounder, universally known as the pom-pom, was an early 37 mm British autocannon. It was used by several countries initially as an infantry gun and later as a light anti-aircraft gun. The name comes from the sound it makes when firing.... |
37 mm automatic cannon | |
QF 2 pounder naval gun QF 2 pounder naval gun The 2-pounder gun, officially designated the QF 2-pounder and universally known as the pom-pom, was a 1.575 inch British autocannon, used famously as an anti-aircraft gun by the Royal Navy. The name came from the sound that the original models make when firing... |
40 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun The QF 2.95 inch mountain gun was the designation given by the British to a Vickers 75mm gun. It was originally produced for the Egyptian Army. It was taken into British service in the late 19th Century to provide the 'movable armament' at some coaling stations... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
QF 3 inch 20 cwt QF 3 inch 20 cwt The QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 3.7 inch AA gun QF 3.7 inch AA gun The 3.7-Inch QF AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK but with a slightly larger calibre of 94 mm and superior performance. It was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front... |
94 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun The QF 4 inch Mk V gun was a Royal Navy gun of World War I which was adapted on HA mountings to the heavy anti-aircraft role both at sea and on land, and was also used as a coast defence gun.-Naval service:... |
102 mm dual purpose ship and anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 4.5 inch Howitzer QF 4.5 inch Howitzer The Ordnance QF 4.5 inch Howitzer was the standard British Empire field howitzer of the First World War era. It replaced the BL 5 inch Howitzer and equipped some 25% of the field artillery. It entered service in 1910 and remained in service through the interwar period and was last used in... |
114 mm howitzer | |
QF 4.5 inch naval gun | 113 mm dual purpose ship and anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV The QF 4.7 inch Gun Mks I, II, III, and IV were a family of United-Kingdom 120-mm naval and coast defence guns of 1888 and 1890s which served with the navies of various countries. They were also mounted on various wheeled carriages to provide the British Army with a long range gun... |
120 mm naval gun | |
QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun QF 12 pounder 12 cwt AA gun The 12 pounder 12 cwt anti-aircraft gun was borrowed for AA use from the QF 12 pounder 12 cwt coast defence gun with the addition of a modified cradle for higher elevation, a retaining catch for the cartridge, and an additional spring recuperator above the barrel and high-angle sights. Writers... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun QF 13 pounder 6 cwt AA gun The Ordnance QF 13 pounder Mk III anti-aircraft gun, also known as 13 pounder 6 cwt, was an early British improvisation in World War I to adapt the 13 pounder field gun to anti-aircraft use... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun QF 13 pounder Mk IV AA gun The Ordnance QF 13 pounder Mk IV anti-aircraft gun was an Elswick Ordnance commercial 3 inch 13 pounder gun of which 6 were supplied during World War I. It is unrelated to other British Mks of 13 pounder.-History:... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
QF 13 pounder 9 cwt QF 13 pounder 9 cwt The 13 pounder 9 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard mobile British anti-aircraft gun of the World War I era, especially in theatres outside Britain... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Ordnance QF 25 pounder Ordnance QF 25 pounder The Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major British field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a... |
87.6 mm gun-howitzer | |
RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun The Armstrong Breech Loading 12 pounder 8 cwt, later known as RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt, was an early modern 3-inch rifled breech-loading field gun of 1859.-Design:The gun incorporated some advanced features for its day... |
76.2 mm field gun | |
Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon Rheinmetall 20 mm Twin Anti-Aircraft Cannon Rheinmetall Zwillingsflak twin-gun anti-aircraft system began development in 1968 to meet the requirements of the low-level air defence units of the German Air Force, i.e... |
20 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Rheinmetall 120 mm gun | 120 mm tank gun | |
Rheinmetall LTA2 Rheinmetall LTA2 Rheinmetall LTA2 is a 105 mm tank gun produced by the Rheinmetall firm of Germany.-See also:* List of artillery* Germany... |
105 mm tank gun | |
Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 The Rh202 is autocannon with a calibre of 20 mm designed and produced by Rheinmetall.The cannon is used on military vehicles of German origin, like the Marder infantry fighting vehicle, the Spähpanzer Luchs and some variants of the Wiesel AWC... |
20 mm vehicle autocannon | |
Rheinmetall Rh202 | 20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Rimailho Model 1904TR Rimailho Model 1904TR The 155 mm Rimailho Howitzer Model 1904TR was a medium howitzer used by France during World War I. The name Rimailho comes from the designer of the gun Captain Emile Rimailho a French artillery officer who was also involved in the design and testing of the famous Canon de 75 modèle 1897. The gun... |
155 mm howitzer | |
RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun The Ordnance RML 2.5 inch mountain gun was a British rifled muzzle-loading mountain gun of the late 19th century designed to be broken down into four loads for carrying by man or mule. It was primarily used by the Indian Army.-History:... |
63.5 mm mountain gun | |
RML 6.3 inch Howitzer RML 6.3 inch Howitzer The RML 6.3 inch howitzer was a British rifled muzzle-loading "siege" or "position" howitzer/mortar proposed in 1874 and finally introduced in 1878 as a lighter version of the successful 8 inch howitzer that could be carried by the existing 40-pounder gun carriage.By 1880 the RML 6.3 inch was... |
160 mm Howitzer | |
RML 7 pounder Mountain Gun RML 7 pounder Mountain Gun The Ordnance RML 7 pounder Mk IV "Steel Gun" was a rifled muzzle-loading mountain gun primarily used by the Indian Army. 7 pounder referred to the approximate weight of the shell it fired.-History:... |
76.2 mm mountain gun | |
Rooikat 76 Rooikat AFV The Rooikat is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations... |
75 mm SP gun | |
Rooikat 105 Rooikat AFV The Rooikat is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations... |
105 mm SP gun | |
Royal Ordnance Light Towed Howitzer | 155 mm howitzer | |
RT F1 | 120 mm towed mortar | |
Santa Barbara SB-155/54 | 155 mm howitzer | |
Semovente 20/70 Quadruplo | 20 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun | |
Semovente 47/32 Semovente 47/32 The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun... |
47 mm assault gun | |
Semovente 75/18 Semovente 75/18 The Semovente 75/18 was an Italian self-propelled gun of the Second World War. It was built by mounting the 75 mm Obice da 75/18 modello 34 mountain gun on the chassis of a M13/40 or M14/41 tank. The first 60 were built using the M13/40 chassis and a subsequent 162 were built on the M14/41... |
75 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Semovente 75/34 Semovente 75/34 The Semovente 75/34 was an Italian self-propelled gun in use during World War II. It was built by mounting a 75 mm L34 gun on the chassis of a M15/42 tank. 192 were built before the Italian surrender in September 1943. The vehicle was never used in combat by the Italian army... |
75 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Semovente 75/46 Semovente 75/46 The Semovente 75/46 was an Italian self-propelled gun used during World War II. It was built by mounting a 75 mm L46 gun on the chassis of a M15/42 tank. After the armistice, control of the Ansaldo factories fell under German control. The Germans ordered the production of a modified version of the... |
75 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Semovente 90/53 Semovente 90/53 The Semovente 90/53 was a heavy Italian self-propelled gun and tank destroyer, used by the Italian and German Armies during World War II.-Development:... |
90 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
Semovente 105/25 Semovente 105/25 The Semovente 105/25 was an Italian tank destroyer in use during World War II. It was constructed by mounting a 105 mm gun that was 25 calibers long in a widened chassis from a M15/42 tank. 30 were built by Fiat-Ansaldo and delivered in 1943 before the Italian surrender in September that year... |
105 mm assault gun | |
Semovente 149/40 | 149 mm SP anti-tank gun | |
ShM-85 PRAM S | 120 mm SP mortar | |
Sidam-25 | 25 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
Skoda 37 mm Model 1937 Skoda 37 mm Model 1937 The 37 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 37 was a anti-tank gun produced by the Škoda Works that saw service in World War II. Originally designed for the Czech Army, some were also sold to Yugoslavia. A number were appropriated by the Germans after German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939 and used under the... |
37 mm anti-tank gun | |
Skoda 75 mm Model 15 Skoda 75 mm Model 15 The Skoda 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone M. 15 was a mountain gun used by Austria-Hungary in World War I. In German service it was known as the 7.5 cm GebK 15... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 The Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 was a mountain gun manufactured by Skoda Works and exported to Yugoslavia. It was a modernized version of the Skoda 75 mm Model 15. The gun typically had a 75 mm barrel; however, it could be fitted with a 90 mm barrel... |
75 mm gun | |
Škoda 75 mm Model 1936 Skoda 75 mm Model 1936 The Skoda 75 mm Model 1936 was a mountain gun manufactured by Skoda Works, in Czechoslovakia, and a variant was produced in Russia . Skoda also produced a handful of the 76.2 mm variant. For transport, the gun could be broken down into 3 sections, and further broken down into ten loads... |
75 mm gun | |
Škoda 75 mm Model 1939 Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 The Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 was a mountain gun manufactured in by Skoda Works and exported in small numbers to Romania and Iran. The design was related to the Bofors L/22 sold to Switzerland. For transport, the gun could be broken into eight sections and carried by mule. The gun crew was... |
75 mm gun | |
Skoda 100 mm M. 16 Skoda 100 mm Model 1916 The Skoda 100 mm Model 1916 was a mountain howitzer used by Austria-Hungary during World War I. The Turks used a 105 mm variant, the M.16. The Wehrmacht redesignated this as the 10 cm GebH 16 or 16... |
100 mm mountain gun | |
Skoda 100 mm M. 16/19 Skoda 100 mm Model 16/19 The Skoda 100 mm Model 16/19 was a mountain howitzer modified by Skoda Works from the design of the M.16, and its most notable difference was the longer barrel. It is unclear if they were newly-built, or rebuilt from older howitzers. The Czech Army used this gun in both its 100 mm and... |
100 mm mountain gun | |
Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 The Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 was a mountain gun, manufactured by Skoda Works as a companion piece for the 75 mm M.39. This was a revised version of the 100 mm M.16 and 100 mm M.16/19. Like them it was broken down into three loads, each towed by a pair of horses, for transport.-References:*... |
105 mm gun | |
Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 The Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 was a heavy mountain howitzer, manufactured by Skoda Works. The design was begun during World War I, but the first prototype was completed as the war ended. After 1938, the Wehrmacht designated the few built as 15 cm GebH 18, although it's uncertain if they... |
150 mm gun | |
Skoda 305 mm | 305 mm siege gun | |
Skoda K-series Skoda K-series The Škoda 149 mm K-series was a heavy howitzer design which served with Germany, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, and Yugoslavia during World War II.-Description:... |
149 mm field gun | |
Skoda Model 1928 Gun Skoda Model 1928 Gun The Skoda Model 1928 Gun was a Czech long-range, dual-purpose cannon designed for the attack of static fortifications and coastal defence duties. About 20 were bought by Yugoslavia and possibly more by Romania, although this latter has not been confirmed from Romanian sources. Guns captured by Nazi... |
149 mm field gun | |
SLAM Pampero MRL Pampero MRL The SLAM Pampero is an Argentinian multiple rocket launcher from Cold War and modern eras... |
105 mm 16 tube SP rocket launcher | |
Skyshield Skyshield Skyshield is the name for two different products: one is the Skyshield advanced Airborne Support Jammer system developed by Rafael LTD. in Israel. The other is the Skyshield Short Range Air Defence system developed by the Swiss corporation Oerlikon Contraves... |
35 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Skysweeper Skysweeper Skysweeper was an anti-aircraft gun deployed in the early 1950s by both the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
SLWH Pegasus SLWH Pegasus The Singapore Light Weight Howitzer Pegasus is a helicopter-transportable, towed artillery piece. Developed jointly by the Singapore Armed Forces , Defence Science and Technology Agency and ST Kinetics, it was commissioned on 28 October 2005... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Soltam 845P | 155 mm towed howitzer | |
Soltam M-66 Soltam M-66 M-66 is a 160 mm mortar manufactured by Soltam of Israel. The weapon was based on an earlier design of the 160mm M-58 mortar by Vammas of Finland... |
160 mm mortar | |
Soltam M-68 Soltam M-68 The M-68 was a 155 mm 33 calibre towed gun howitzer manufactured by Soltam Systems of Israel. The barrel of the M-68 is 5.18 m long and comes with a simple muzzle brake at the mouth of the barrel, the recoil mechanism of the two pneumatic cylinder jacks is positioned on the back-end of the... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Soltam M-71 Soltam M-71 The M-71 is a 155 mm 39 calibre towed howitzer manufactured by Soltam, Israel.-Design:The weapon was based on the earlier Soltam M-68 and uses the same recoil system, breech and carriage but had a longer gun barrel... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Sprut Anti-Tank gun Sprut anti-tank gun 2A45 Sprut-A, 2A45M Sprut-B and 2S25 Sprut-SD are the designations of the Soviet smoothbore 125 mm anti-tank gun.-Development:... |
125 mm anti-tank gun | |
St Chamond 75 mm gun St Chamond 75 mm gun The Saint Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was designed in the 1890s by Mexican arms designer General Manuel Mondragon and produced by the French arms manufacturer St Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution.... |
75 mm field gun | |
StuG III | Nazi Germany | 75 mm assault gun |
StuG IV | Nazi Germany | 75 mm assault gun |
SU-76 SU-76 The SU-76 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during and after World War II.- History :The SU-76 was based on a lengthened and widened version of the T-70 tank chassis... |
76.2 mm assault gun | |
SU-76i | 76.2 mm assault gun | |
SU-85 SU-85 The SU-85 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, or as mobile anti-tank weapons; the SU-85 fell into the latter category... |
85 mm assault gun | |
SU-100 SU-100 The SU-100 was a Soviet tank destroyer. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.- Development :... |
100 mm assault gun | |
SU-122 SU-122 The SU-122 was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament—a 122 mm M-30S howitzer.-Development history:... |
122 mm assault gun | |
SU-152 SU-152 The SU-152 was a Soviet heavy self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II.It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank. Later production used IS tank chassis and was re-designated as ISU-152... |
152 mm assault gun | |
Sturmtiger Sturmtiger Sturmtiger is the common name of a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a large naval rocket launcher. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units... |
Nazi Germany | 380 mm assault gun |
T-12 T-12 antitank gun 2A19 or T-12 is a Soviet smoothbore 100-mm anti-tank gun, which served as the main Eastern Bloc towed anti-tank gun from 1955 until the late 1980s.-History:The T-12 entered service in 1955, replacing the BS-3 100 mm field gun... |
100 mm anti-tank gun | |
T-90 anti-aircraft tank | 12.7 mm SP twin anti-aircraft machine guns | |
T-155 Panter | 155 mm howitzer | |
Tarasque Tarasque The Tarasque is a fearsome legendary dragon from Provence, in southern France, tamed in a story about Saint Martha. On 25 November 2005 the UNESCO included the Tarasque on the list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
TCM-20 | 20 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Tortoise heavy assault tank Tortoise heavy assault tank The Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise was a British heavy assault tank design developed in World War II but never put into mass production. It was developed for the task of clearing heavily fortified areas and as a result favoured armour protection over mobility.Although heavy, at 78 tons, and not... |
96 mm tank destroyer | |
TRF1 TRF1 The 155mm towed cannon Tr-F1 is a French towed howitzer produced by Nexter and used by the French army.-Performance:*Setting out of battery: 2 min*Crossing of slopes of 60%, fords of 1.20m.... |
155 mm howitzer | |
Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun The was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during World War II.-History and development:The Type 1 47 mm Anti-Tank gun was accepted into service in 1942. The design originated as an improvement to the prototype “Experimental Type 97 47 mm Anti-Tank Gun” ,... |
47 mm anti-tank gun | |
Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon The Type 2 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was a Japanese-designed anti-aircraft gun, based on the German Flak 38. It entered service in 1942. A central fire-control system was developed for Type 2, which could control and direct 6 of the guns at once.... |
20 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 3 12 cm AA Gun Type 3 12 cm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used in quantity by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in Japanese service.-History and development:... |
120 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 3 80 mm AA Gun Type 3 80 mm AA Gun The Type 3 80 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun was a Japanese Anti-aircraft gun used during World War 2.... |
76.2 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 4 15 cm howitzer Type 4 15 cm howitzer The was a heavy howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.-History and development:The Type 4 15 cm Howitzer was designed by the Army’s Osaka Armory to rectify the shortcomings of the Type 38 15 cm howitzer – namely its lack of portability... |
149 mm howitzer | |
Type 4 20 m Twin AA Machine Cannon | 20 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 4 75 mm AA Gun Type 4 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, which went into production in 1943. Due to the lack of raw materials available and the great damage by air raids to its industrial infrastructure, only 70 units were made... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 5 15 cm AA Gun Type 5 15 cm AA Gun The was a large caliber anti-aircraft gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II. It was intended to replace the earlier Type 3 12 cm AA Gun in civil defense against American air raids.-History and development:... |
150 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 10 120 mm AA Gun Type 10 120 mm AA Gun The Type 10 was a Japanese 120 mm calibre dual-purpose anti-aircraft and coastal defense gun used during the Second World War. The weapon was originally designed for ship use and was produced in large numbers during 1944... |
120 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 11 75 mm AA Gun Type 11 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army after World War I. It was the first anti-aircraft gun in Japanese service, but only a small number were produced, and it was superseded by the Type 14 10 cm AA Gun and the Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in active service before the start of... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 11 | 37 mm infantry gun | |
Type 14 10 cm AA Gun Type 14 10 cm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army after World War I. Only a small number were produced, and it was superseded by the Type 88 75 mm AA Gun in production before the start of World War II.-History and development:... |
100 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 14 10 cm Cannon Type 14 10 cm Cannon The was the first medium caliber cannon totally of Japanese design and the first with a split trail carriage. It was used Imperial Japanese Army but was not considered successful and was replaced by the Type 92 10 cm Cannon.-History and development:... |
105 mm field gun | |
Type 38 10 cm Cannon Type 38 10 cm Cannon The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War I, the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was a licensed copy of a 1905 Krupp design... |
105 mm field gun | |
Type 38 15 cm howitzer Type 38 15 cm howitzer The was a 1905 German design that was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard heavy howitzer of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War.-History and development:... |
German Empire | 149 mm howitzer |
Type 38 75 mm Field Gun Type 38 75 mm Field Gun The was a 1905 German design which was purchased by the Empire of Japan as the standard field gun of the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of the Russo-Japanese War.-History and development:... |
75 mm field gun | |
Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun The Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun was a Japanese field gun first accepted into service in 1908. It was slightly lightened version of the Type 38 75 mm Field Gun that was based on a 1905 Krupp design. It was the primary weapon of artillery units attached to cavalry formations... |
75 mm field gun | |
Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun The Type 41 75 mm mountain gun is a Japanese license-built copy of the Krupp M.08 mountain gun. Originally it was the standard pack artillery weapon. After it was superseded by the Type 94 75 mm mountain gun, it was then used as an infantry "regimental" gun, deployed 4 to each infantry... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
Type 56 | 14.5 mm triple anti-aircraft machine gun | |
Type 58 | 14.5 mm twin anti-aircraft machine gun | |
Type 59 Type 59 The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963... |
57 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 59 Type 59 The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963... |
100 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 59 field gun | 130 mm field gun | |
Type 60 howitzer Type 60 howitzer The Type 60 122mm towed gun is the Soviet D-74 122mm gun produced by the Chinese under licence. Developed in the late 1950s, it provided direct/indirect fire for the PLA. It remains in service with reserve units in gun battalions attached to motorized infantry and armoured divisions... |
122 mm field gun | |
Type 63 Type 63 antiaircraft gun The Type 63 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Type 58 medium tank .-Description:... |
37 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 63 Type 63 antiaircraft gun The Type 63 is a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Type 58 medium tank .-Description:... |
37 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 66 gun-howitzer | 152 mm howitzer | |
Type 72 | 85 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 74 Type 74 The is a main battle tank of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the earlier Type 61. It was based on the best features of a number of contemporary designs, placing it in the same class as the US M60 or German Leopard 1. Like... |
37 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 83 howitzer | 152 mm howitzer | |
Type 86 | 100 mm anti-tank gun | |
Type 87 Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun The is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis... |
35 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 88 Type 88 75 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It replaced the earlier Type 11 75 mm AA Gun in front line combat service, and at the time was equal in performances to any of its contemporaries in western armies and was... |
75 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 88 | 155 mm towed howitzer | |
Type 89 15 cm Cannon Type 89 15 cm Cannon The Type 89 was the main gun of the Imperial Japanese Army heavy artillery units. It was widely used from the Manchurian Incident to the end of World War II, for example, Nomonhan, Bataan and Corregidor Island, Okinawa.... |
149 mm field gun | |
Type 91 10 cm Howitzer Type 91 10 cm Howitzer The was a howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.-History and development:The Type 91 10 cm Howitzer was an orthodox design howitzer, based largely on contemporary French Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider howitzers ordered during the late... |
105 mm howitzer | |
Type 92 10 cm Cannon Type 92 10 cm Cannon The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It was intended to supersede the Type 14 10cm Cannon in front line combat service.-History and development:... |
105 mm field gun | |
Type 92 Battalion Gun Type 92 Battalion Gun The was a light howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Each infantry battalion included two Type 92 guns; therefore, the Type 92 was referred to as .-History and development:... |
70 mm infantry gun | |
Type 94 Type 94 37 mm Anti-Tank Gun The was an anti-tank gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army, and used in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.-History and development:... |
37 mm anti-tank gun | |
Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun The was a mountain gun used as a general purpose infantry support gun by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. It superseded the Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun to become the standard pack artillery piece of Japanese infantry divisions... |
75 mm mountain gun | |
Type 95 75 mm Field Gun Type 95 75 mm Field Gun The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 38 75 mm Field Gun and the Type 41 75 mm Cavalry Gun in front line combat units, but due to operational and budgetary constraints, only a small number were produced, and the Type 38 and... |
75 mm field gun | |
Type 96 15 cm Howitzer Type 96 15 cm Howitzer The was a 149.1 mm calibre howitzer used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It was intended to replace the Type 4 15 cm howitzer in front line combat units from 1937, although it fired the same ammunition.-History and development:... |
149 mm howitzer | |
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun | 25 mm anti-aircraft / anti-tank gun | |
Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Gun | 25 mm twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon The Type 98 20 mm AA Machine Cannon was the most common light anti-aircraft gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. About 80% of IJA light AA guns were Type 98. It entered service in 1938 and first saw combat in Nomonhan... |
20 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle The Type 98 20 mm AA Half-Track Vehicle was an experimental Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was a single 20mm, type 2 gun mounted on a type 98, 4-ton half-track. The vehicle, which was also named the "Ko-Hi", was manufactured by Isuzu.The Type 98 4-tonners were "high speed" prime... |
20 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank The Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank or Ho-Ki was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using the Type 98 20 mm gun combined with the chassis of the Type 1 Ho-Ki armoured personnel carrier... |
20 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Type 99 88 mm AA Gun Type 99 88 mm AA Gun The was an anti-aircraft gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.-History and development:During the Battle of Nanjing in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces captured a number of German-made SK c/30 anti-aircraft guns from the National Revolutionary Army of the... |
88 mm anti-aircraft gun | |
VCTM | 120 mm SP mortar (Vehículo de Combate Transporte de Mortero) | |
VCA 155 | 155 mm SP howitzer | |
Vickers-Crayford rocket gun | Popular name of 1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II 1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II The 1.59-inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II was a British light artillery piece designed during World War I. Originally intended for use in trench warfare, it was instead tested for air-to-air and air-to-ground use by aircraft... |
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Vickers Type 40 mm AT/AA Gun | 40 mm anti-aircraft / anti-tank gun | |
WA 021 | 155 mm towed howitzer | |
Wildcat SPAA | 30 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
Wirbelwind Wirbelwind The Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the Panzer IV tank. It was developed in 1944 as a successor to the earlier self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Möbelwagen.... |
Nazi Germany | 20 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun |
YaG-10 motorized anti-aircraft | 76.2 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
ZiS-2 ZiS-2 The ZiS-2 was a Soviet 57-mm anti-tank gun used during World War II. The ZiS-4 was a version of the gun meant to be installed in tanks. ZiS stands for Zavod imeni Stalina , the official title of Artillery Factory No... |
57 mm anti-tank gun | |
ZiS-42 | 25 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
ZPU-1 | 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine gun | |
ZPU-2 | 14.5 mm twin anti-aircraft machine gun | |
ZPU-4 ZPU-4 The ZPU-4 is a towed, quadruple-barreled anti-aircraft gun based on the Soviet KPV 14.5 mm machine gun. It entered service with the Soviet Union in 1949 and is used by over 50 countries worldwide... |
14.5 mm quad anti-aircraft machine gun | |
ZSU-23-4 ZSU-23-4 The ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" is a lightly armored, self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system . ZSU stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka , meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount". The "23" signifies the bore diameter in millimeters. The "4" signifies the number of gun barrels. It... |
23 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun | |
ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" | 23 mm SP quad anti-aircraft gun / missile system | |
ZSU-25 | 25 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
ZSU-37 ZSU-37 ZSU-37 was a Soviet-made, light, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , developed by the end of 1943 and produced at Works No. 40 in Mytishchi. It was the first Soviet series-produced tracked SPAAG... |
37 mm SP anti-aircraft gun | |
ZSU-57-2 ZSU-57-2 The ZSU-57-2 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun , armed with two 57 mm autocannons. 'ZSU' stands for Zenitnaya Samokhodnaya Ustanovka , meaning "anti-aircraft self-propelled mount", '57' stands for the bore of the armament in millimetres and '2' stands for the number of gun barrels.... |
57 mm SP twin anti-aircraft gun | |
ZU-23 | 23 mm twin anti-aircraft gun |
See also
- ArtilleryArtilleryOriginally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
- List of artillery by country
- List of World War II artillery
- List of naval guns
- List of weapons
- List of tank main guns
Infantry support weapons