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List of artillery by name

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....
 and list of artillery by country

List of artillery by country

The List of artillery by country contains all artillery systems organized primarily by their country of origin. In cases where multiple countries collaborated on a project, a system chould be listed under each of the major participants....
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Recoilless rifles

Self-propelled recoilless rifles

Anti-aircraft guns

Towed anti-aircraft guns

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns

Anti-tank guns

Towed anti-tank guns

Self-propelled anti-tank guns

Assault guns

Vehicle guns

Light autocannons

See list of light autocannons

List of modern weapons by type

Small Arms See also list of firearms...

Tank guns

Mortars

Infantry mortars

See list of infantry mortars

List of infantry mortars

The list of infantry mortars catalogues mortar which are issued to infantry units to provide close range , rapid response , indirect fire capability of an infantry unit in tactics combat....

Heavy mortars

Caliber Caliber The term caliber designates the inside diameter of a tube, the diameter of a solid wire or rod, or a measurement of the length of a gun relative to its diameter....  (mm)	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period
50.8 mm	2 inch Medium Mortar 2 inch Medium Mortar The 2 inch Vickers Medium Trench Mortar, also known as the 2-inch Howitzer, and nicknamed the "Toffee Apple" or "Plum Pudding" mortar, was a British British ordnance terms#SBML medium trench mortar in use in World War I from late 1915 to early 1917....  "Toffee Apple"		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
58.3 mm	Mortier de 58 mm type 2 Mortier de 58 mm type 2 The Mortier de 58 mm type 2, also known as the Crapouillot or "little toad" from its appearance, was the standard French medium trench mortar of World War I....  "Crapouillot"		World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
140 mm	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 Skoda as an alternative to a German design from Rheinmetall for which ammunition couldn't be procured....		World War I
150 mm	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....		World War I
152 mm	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....		World War I
160 mm	160mm Mortar M1943 160mm Mortar M1943 The Soviet 160 mm Mortar M1943 was a 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....		World War II
160 mm	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 Patria of Finland....
160 mm	Patria Vammas M58
170 mm	17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer The 17 cm mittlerer Minenwerfer was a 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 field fortifications otherwise immune to normal artillery....		World War I
200 mm	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....		World War I
203 mm	Livens Projector Livens Projector The Livens Projector was a type of Mortar that was used by the Allies in World War I for chemical warfare....		World War I
210 mm	21 cm GrW 69 21 cm GrW 69 The 21 cm Granatwerfer 69 was a Mortar used by Germany during World War II. This weapon may also be known as the GR 19 and B 19.The prototype was built by Skoda as the 22 cm sGrW B 14, but was redesigned to 21 cm at OKH's request to utilize existing ammunition....		World War II
225 mm	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 B?hler as an alternative to the German Rheinmetall 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer which B?hler was having problems building under license....		World War I
240 mm	M-240 towed mortar		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
240 mm	Dumezil-Batignolles Mortier de 240 mm 240 mm Trench Mortar This large calibre mortar of World War I originated as a French design, the Mortier de 240 mm developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915....		World War I
240 mm	9.45 inch Heavy Mortar 9.45 inch Heavy Mortar This large calibre mortar of World War I originated as a French design, the :en:240 mm Trench Mortar developed by Batignolles Company of Paris and introduced in 1915....  "Flying Pig"		World War I
250 mm	25 cm schwere Minenwerfer 25 cm schwere Minenwerfer The 25 cm schwere 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 otherwise immune to normal artillery....		World War I
260 mm	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....		World War I
280 mm	Mortier de 280 Schneider Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider The Mortier de 280 modele 1914 Schneider was a France WWI Mortar , manufactured in small numbers by the Schneider company. Sold primarily to France, less than 40 were also sold to Russia and took part in the fights on the eastern front, the Russian Civil War and the subsequent Polish-Bolshevik War....		World War I
914 mm	Little David Little David Little David was the nickname of an USA 36 inch caliber mortar used for test firing bombs during World War II. Towards the end of the war it was modified to serve as a siege mortar, as it was expected that the US forces would encounter extremely strong fortifications during the invasion of Japan....		World War II

Self-propelled mortars

Field artillery

Muzzle loaded guns

6-pounders

8-pounders

12-pounders

18-pounders (garrison)

32-pounders (garrison)

Infantry guns

Self-propelled infantry guns

Mountain artillery

Field guns

Self-propelled field guns

Howitzers

Self-propelled howitzers

Railway artillery

Siege artillery

Rocket artillery

See also multiple rocket launcher

Multiple rocket launcher

A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns....
, Katyusha

Katyusha

Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload....
, ballistic missile

Ballistic missile

A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistics flightpath with the objective of delivering a warhead to a predetermined target....
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Caliber Caliber The term caliber designates the inside diameter of a tube, the diameter of a solid wire or rod, or a measurement of the length of a gun relative to its diameter....  (mm)	Tubes	Weapon name	Country of origin	Period
57 mm		Rocket Projectile, 2 inch		World War II
70 mm		SBAT-70
76.2 mm		Rocket Projectile, 3 inch RP-3 The RP-3 , was a United Kingdom rocket used in the Second World War. Though primarily an air-to-ground weapon, it saw limited use in other roles....		World War II
76.2 mm	32	Land Mattress Land Mattress Mattress was the term applied to ground-based Allies of World War II multiple rocket launchers during World War II. Compared with the Germany and Soviet Union forays into this area the Allies developed and deployed these weapons late in the war....		World War II
80 mm	12	D-3000 Walid
82 mm	8	BM-8-8 (jeep)		World War II
82 mm	24	BM-8-24 (tank)		World War II
82 mm	36	BM-8-36 (truck)		World War II (1941–)
82 mm	48	BM-8-48 (2-1/2 ton truck)		World War II
105 mm	16	PAMPERO Pampero MRL The SLAM Pampero is an Argentina multiple rocket launcher from Cold War and modern eras. It is usually mounted on the chassis of an all-terrain Unimog 4x4 vehicle to provide mobility, in a similar way to the soviet Katyusha....		Modern
107 mm	12	Type 63 multiple rocket launcher
107 mm	12	T-107		Modern
110 mm	2x18 (36)	Leichtes Artillerie-Raketen-System (LARS) Light Artillery Rocket System The Light Artillery Rocket System is a series of West-German vehicle mounted multi-barrel rocket launcher designed for rapid concentration of fire on designated targets....		1969-1990s
114 mm		M8 4.5 inch Rocket
117 mm	45	WorkerBee-6(Truck M809)		1982-
122 mm	40 + 40	RM-70 RM-70 The RM-70 multiple rocket launcher is a Czechoslovakian army version and the heavier variant of the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, providing enhanced performance over its parent artillery system that was introduced in 1971 ....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
122 mm	40 +40	WR- 40 Langusta		Modern
122 mm	40	Sakr-18
122 mm	40	Type 81 multiple rocket launcher
122 mm	50	BM-21 BM-21 The BM-21 Grad is a Soviet truck-mounted 122-mm multiple rocket launcher, developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ?combat vehicle?, and the nickname means ?hail?.... /9K51 Grad		Cold War (1963–)
122 mm	40	T-122		Modern
126 mm	40	WorkerBee-4		1973–
127 mm	32	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibr?s company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm....
127 mm	27	CP-30		Modern
127 mm	36	SAPBA		Modern
127 mm	24	Valkiri multiple rocket launcher Valkiri The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel Aerospace Systems corporation....		Modern
127 mm	40	Bateleur multiple rocket launcher Valkiri The Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel Aerospace Systems corporation....		Modern
128 mm		M71 rocket
128 mm	32	M-63 "Plamen"
128 mm	32	M-77 "Oganj"
130 mm	19	Type 70 multiple rocket launcher
130 mm	36	Kooryong
130 mm	32	RM-51		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
130 mm	30	Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher The Type 75 130 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher was developed to carry the 130 mm rocket system developed by the Aerospace Division of the Nissan Motor Company....		Cold War Cold War The Cold War was the continuing state of conflict, tension and competition that existed between a number of world powers, including the United States, the Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, France, United Kingdom and those countries' respective allies from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s....
132 mm	16	BM-13-16 Katyusha Katyusha Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Compared to other artillery, these multiple rocket launchers deliver a devastating amount of explosives to an area target quickly, but with lower accuracy and requiring a longer time to reload....		World War II (1940–)
140 mm	16	BM-14 BM-14 The Soviet made 140 mm BM-14 Katyusha type multiple rocket launcher was built and fielded by the Soviet Union following World War II.It has range of about 10 km and can carry a warhead of about 8 kg weight.... /RPU-14		early Cold War
150 mm	6	15cm NbW 41		World War II
150 mm	10	15cm Panzerwerfer 42 Panzerwerfer Panzerwerfer is the name for two different types of half-tracked multiple rocket launchers employed by Nazi Germany durante la the World War II....		World War II
160 mm	26 - 36	LAR-160
180 mm	16	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibr?s company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm....
200 mm		Army 20 cm Rocket
200 mm	4	BMD-20
210 mm	5	21cm NbW 42		World War II
214 mm	12	Pinaka Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the DRDO for the Indian Army. The system has a maximum range of 39-40 km, fire a salvo of 12 Explosive material rockets in 44 seconds, neutralizing a target area of 3.9 sq....		Modern
220 mm	30	TOS-1 TOS-1 TOS-1 Buratino is a Russian 30-barrel multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on a T-72 tank chassis. TOS-1 was designed for defeating enemy personnel in fortifications, in open country, and in lightly armoured vehicles and transport....		Modern
220 mm	16	BM-27 BM-27 The BM-27 Uragan is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system designed in the Soviet Union. It began its service with the Soviet Army in the late 1970s, as its first modern spin and fin stabilized heavy multiple rocket launcher.... /9P140 Uragan		Cold War (1977–)
227 mm	12	M270 MLRS		Modern
230 mm	12	TOROS missile TOROS missile TOROS is a Turkey artillery rocket system, that has been developed in both 230 and 260 millimeter calibres. The system was developed by , and is used by the Turkish Army....  - medium range		Modern
240 mm	16	BM-24 BM-24 The BM-24 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 240mm rockets from 12 launch tubes....		Cold War
240 mm	36	MAR-240
250 mm	6	BM-25 BM-25 The BM-25 is a multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. It is capable of launching 250 mm rockets from six launch tubes....		Cold War
260 mm	8	TOROS missile TOROS missile TOROS is a Turkey artillery rocket system, that has been developed in both 230 and 260 millimeter calibres. The system was developed by , and is used by the Turkish Army....  - long range		Modern
262 mm	12	M-87 "Orkan" M87 LRSV The M-87 Orkan MLRS is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia military vehicle. The generic M-87 project was configured with 12 launch tubes mounted on FAP 2832 truck....		Modern
290 mm	4	MAR-290
300 mm	6	30cm NbW 42		World War II
300 mm	3	Avibras X-40
300 mm	4	ASTROS 2 Astros II MLRS ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibr?s company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm....
300 mm	4	M-30		World War II (1942–)
300 mm	12	BM-31 (truck)		World War II (1944–)
300 mm	12	BM-30 BM-30 The BM-30 Smerch or GRAU is a Soviet Union multiple rocket launcher. The system is designed to defeat manpower, armored and soft-skinned materiel in concentration areas, artillery batteries, command posts and ammunition depots.... /9K58 Smerch		Modern (1989–)
302 mm	8	WS-1A		Modern
302 mm	4	WS-1B		Modern
302 mm	4	Kasirga		Modern
550 mm	1	9K52 Luna-M (FROG-7 FROG-7 The FROG-7 is the final version of the FROG family of unguided, spin-stabilized, short-range Soviet artillery rockets. The name ?FROG? comes from then NATO designation of Free-Rocket-Over-Ground.... )		Cold War (1965–)
610 mm	2	MGM-140 ATACMS		Modern (1990)
650 mm	1	9K79 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab SS-21 Scarab OTR-21 Tochka is a USSR Short-range ballistic missile Tactical bombing ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79; its NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab.... )		Cold War (1976)
880 mm	1	9K72 Elbrus (Scud Scud Scud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies.... )		Cold War (1962)
950 mm	2	Iskander (SS-26 Stone)		Modern (2006)
970 mm	1	9K714 Oka (SS-23 Spider)		Cold War (1983)

Coastal artillery

Naval artillery

Citations and notes

See also

• Artillery
  Artillery
  
  Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
  
• List of artillery by country
  List of artillery by country
  
  The List of artillery by country contains all artillery systems organized primarily by their country of origin. In cases where multiple countries collaborated on a project, a system chould be listed under each of the major participants....
  
• List of World War II artillery
  List of World War II artillery
  
  This is a list of artillery of the Second World War ordered by name. Naval artillery is not included....
  
• List of naval guns
  List of naval guns
  
  List of Naval artillery, listed below by country of origin in decreasing caliber size....
  
• List of weapons
  List of weapons
  
  There is a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form. Therefore, a particular weapon is best found within one or more of the following sub-lists:...
  
• List of tank main guns
  List of tank main guns
  
  This is a list of tank main guns which are the primary weapon of combat for either a light tank, medium tank or heavy tank. Many tanks have other weapons installed in them such as machine guns, autocannons and small calibre mortar s....
  

• List of Grenade Launchers
  List of grenade launchers
  
  * Rocket propelled grenade* M234 launcher* FN F2000 * AP/AV 700 multiple grenade launcher * 26 mm RGA-86 semi-automatic grenade launcher * GrB 39 rifle grenade launcher ...
  
• List of recoilless rifles
  List of recoilless rifles
  
  Ths is a list of recoilless rifles intended to catalogue these lightweight infantry support weapons that allow the firing of a heavier projectile than would be practical with a recoiling artillery guns....