List of field guns

Field guns are one of two primary types of field artillery. Guns fire a heavy shell on a relatively level trajectory from a longer barrel, allowing for very high muzzle velocity and good range performance. Guns are most adequate for providing long range fire support and counter-battery fire.

Towed field guns

Caliber (mm)Weapon nameCountry of originPeriod
4545 mm m1932 20k  Soviet UnionWorld war II
535.3 cm Fahrpanzer  German EmpireWorld War I
5757 mm m1943 ZIS 2  Soviet UnionWorld War II
575.7 cm Maxim-Nordenfelt  United KingdomWorld War I
70Whitworth rifled breech loader  United KingdomAmerican Civil War
758 cm Kanone C/80  German EmpireBalkan Wars, World War I
75Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903  German EmpireBalkan Wars, World War I, World War II
75Reffye 75mm cannon  France1870–1877
75Canon de 75 modèle 1897  FranceWorld War I, World War II
75Saint-Chamond-Mondragón  FranceMexican Revolution, Arab-Israeli War
75Canon de 75 modèle 1905 Schneider  FranceWorld War I, World War II
75Canon de 75 modèle 1912 Schneider  FranceWorld War I
75Canon de 75 modèle 1914 Schneider  FranceWorld War I
75Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider  FranceWorld War II
75Canon de 75 mle TR  BelgiumWorld War I, World War II
75Canon de 75 mle GP1  BelgiumWorld War II
75Canon de 75 mle GP11  BelgiumWorld War II
75Canon de 75 mle GP111  BelgiumWorld War II
757-veld & Siderius M 02/04  NetherlandsWorld War II
75Armata 75 mm wz.02/26  PolandWorld War II
75Cannone da 75/27 modello 06  ItalyWorld War I, World War II
75Cannone da 75/27 modello 11  ItalyWorld War I, World War II
75Cannone da 75/27 modello 12  ItalyWorld War I, World War II
75Cannone da 75/32 modello 37  ItalyWorld War II
75Type 31 75 mm field gun  JapanRusso-Japanese War
75Type 38 75 mm field gun  JapanWorld War I
75Type 41 75 mm cavalry gun  JapanWorld War I
7575 mm Gun M1916  United StatesWorld War I
7575 mm Gun M1917  United StatesWorld War I
7575 mm Field Gun M1897 on M2 Carriage  United StatesWorld War II
75Type 95 75 mm field gun  Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
75Type 63 field gun  ThailandWorld War II
75Type 90 75 mm field gun  JapanWorld War II
757.5 cm FK 16 nA  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
757.5 cm FK 18  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
757.5 cm FK 38  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
757.5 cm FK 7M85  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
75Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1901  NorwayWorld War II
7575 mm Reșița Model 1943  Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War II (1944)
75Škoda 7.5 cm d/29 Model 1911  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
76.2RBL 12 pounder 8 cwt Armstrong gun  United Kingdom1860s
76.2BL 12 pounder 7 cwt gun  United Kingdom1880s - 1890s
76.2RML 9 pounder 8 and 6 cwt guns  United Kingdom1870s
76.2BL 12-pounder 6 cwt gun  United KingdomSecond Boer War, World War I
76.2QF 12-pounder 8 cwt gun  United KingdomSecond Boer War, World War I
76.2QF 13-pounder gun  United KingdomWorld War I
76.2BL 15 pounder 7 cwt gun  United KingdomSecond Boer War, World War I
76.2BLC 15-pounder gun  United KingdomWorld War I
76.2QF 15-pounder Mk.I The Ehrhardt  German EmpireWorld War I
76.23-inch M1902 field gun  United States1902 – World War I
76.23"/21 caliber field gun  United States1870s
76.276 mm gun M1900  Russian EmpireWorld War I
76.276 mm divisional gun M1902  Russian EmpireWorld War I
76.276 mm divisional gun M1902/30  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.276 mm divisional gun M1933  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.276 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.276 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.276 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.58 cm Feldkanone M. 99  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
76.58 cm FK M. 5  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
76.58 cm FK M. 17  Austria-HungaryWorld War I, World War II
76.58 cm FK M 18  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
76.58 cm kanon vz. 28  CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
76.58 cm kanon vz. 30  CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
76.5Cannone da 77/28 modello 5/8  ItalyWorld War II
777.7 cm FK 96  German EmpireWorld War I
777.7 cm FK 96 n.A.  German EmpireWorld War I
777.7 cm FK 16  German EmpireWorld War I
777.7 cm KiH  German EmpireWorld War I
78.58 cm Kanone C/73  German Empire1873 - World War I
813.2-inch gun M1897  United States1890s-1910s
83.8QF 18 pounder gun  United KingdomWorld War I, World War II
85Reffye 85mm cannon  France1870–1877
85Canon de 85 modèle 1927 Schneider  FranceWorld War II
8585 mm divisional gun D-44  Soviet UnionCold War
8585 mm vz. 52  CzechoslovakiaCold War
8787 mm light field gun M1877  Russian EmpireRusso-Japanese War
879 cm Feldkanone M 75/96  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
889 cm Kanone C/73  German Empire1873- World War I
889 cm Kanone C/79  German Empire1879- World War I
90De Bange 90mm cannon  France1877- World War I
95Lahitolle 95 mm cannon  France1875- World War I
95.3RBL 20 pounder Armstrong gun  United Kingdom1860s-1870s
100Canon de 100 mm TR mle 1897  FranceWorld War I
100100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
100100 mm vz. 53  CzechoslovakiaCold War
10410.4 cm Feldkanone M. 15  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
105CALIV Cañón Liviano 105L39 105 mm Helitransportable Light Gun  ArgentinaIn development
105Canon de 105 mle 1913 Schneider  FranceWorld War I, World War II
105Canon de 105 modèle 1925/27 Schneider  FranceWorld War II
105105 mm Armata wz. 29  France  PolandWorld War II
105Canon de 105 modèle 1930 Schneider  FranceWorld War II
105Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider  FranceWorld War II
105Cannone da 105/28  ItalyWorld War I, World War II
105Indian Field Gun  IndiaModern
105Type 14 10 cm cannon  Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
105Type 38 10 cm cannon  Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
105Type 92 10 cm cannon  Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
10510.5 cm Kanone C/85  German EmpireBalkan Wars, World War I
10510 cm K 04  German EmpireWorld War I
10510 cm K 14  German EmpireWorld War I
10510 cm K 17  German EmpireWorld War I
10510 cm sK 18[1]  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
10510 cm sK 18/40  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
105L118 Light Gun  United KingdomModern
105LG-1 Light Gun  FranceModern
105Bofors 10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927  SwedenWorld War II
105Bofors 10.5 cm kanon m/34  SwedenWorld War II
10510.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35  CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
10742-line field gun M1877  Russian EmpireRusso-Japanese War
107107 mm gun M1910  Russian EmpireWorld War I
107107 mm gun M1910/30  Soviet UnionWorld War II
107107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
1144.5 inch Mk II Medium  United KingdomWorld War II
1144.5 inch Gun M1  United StatesWorld War II
120Bofors 12 cm M. 14  SwedenWorld War II
120Canon de 120 mm modèle 1878  FranceWorld War I, World War II
120120 mm Armata wz. 78/09/31  PolandWorld War II
120120 mm Schneider-Canet M1897 long gun  FranceBalkan Wars, World War I
12012 cm Kanone C/80  German EmpireWorld War I
12012-cm Kanone M 80  Austria-HungaryWorld War I
120120 mm howitzer Model 1901  German EmpireBalkan Wars, World War I, Finnish Civil War, Hungarian–Romanian War
120Canone de 120 L mle 1931  BelgiumWorld War II
120QF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun  United KingdomSecond Boer War, World War I
1204.7-inch gun M1906  United StatesWorld War I
122122 mm gun M1931 (A-19)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
122122 mm gun M1931/37 (A-19)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
122D-74 122 mm field gun  Soviet UnionCold War
122122 K 60  FinlandCold War
127BL 60 pounder gun  United KingdomWorld War I, World War II
1275-inch gun M1897  United StatesWorld War I
130130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)  Soviet UnionCold War
130Type 59 field gun  People's Republic of ChinaCold War
130130 K 90-60  FinlandModern
135Krupp 13.5 cm FK 1909  German EmpireWorld War I
140BL 5.5 inch Gun  United KingdomWorld War II
145Canon de 145 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond  FranceWorld War I, World War II
149.1Cannone da 149/23  ItalyWorld War I
149.1Cannone da 149/35 A  ItalyWorld War I, World War II
149.1Cannone da 149/40 modello 35  ItalyWorld War II
149.1Skoda K-series  CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
149.1Skoda Model 1928 Gun  CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
149.115 cm Ring Kanone C/72  German EmpireWorld War I
149.115 cm Ring Kanone C/92  German EmpireWorld War I
149.115 cm Ring Kanone L/30  German EmpireWorld War I
149.115 cm L/40 Feldkanone i.R.  German EmpireWorld War I
149.115 cm Kanone 18  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
149.115 cm Kanone 39  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
149.1Type 89 15 cm Cannon  Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
149.1Type 96 15 cm cannon  JapanWorld War II
149.315 cm Kanone 16  German Empire1917–1945
152.415 cm Autokanone M. 15/16  Austria-HungaryWorld War I, World War II
152.4BL 6 inch Mk VII  United KingdomWorld War I
152.4BL 6 inch Gun Mk XIX  United KingdomWorld War I, World War II
152.46-inch gun M1903  United StatesWorld War I
152.4152 mm siege gun M1910  Russian EmpireWorld War I
152.46 inch gun M1917  United StatesWorld War I
152.4152 mm gun M1910/30  Soviet UnionWorld War II
152.4152 mm gun M1910/34  Soviet UnionWorld War II
152.4152 mm gun M1935 (Br-2)  Soviet UnionWorld War II
152.4152 mm gun 2A36 Giatsint-B, M1976  Soviet UnionCold War
155155 mm Creusot Long Tom  FranceSecond Boer War
155De Bange 155 mm cannon  FranceWorld War I
155Canon de 155 L modèle 1877/14 Schneider  FranceWorld War I, World War II
155Canon de 155 L modele 1916 Saint-Chamond  FranceWorld War I, World War II
155Canon de 155 L Modele 1917 Schneider  FranceWorld War I, World War II
155Canon de 155 L modèle 1918 Schneider  FranceWorld War I, World War II
155Canon de 155 GPF  FranceWorld War I, World War II
155Canone de 155 L mle 1924  BelgiumWorld War II
155155-mm Gun M1, M2, M59 Long Tom  United StatesWorld War II - Korea
155M198 howitzer  United StatesCold War - Modern
155Soltam M-68  IsraelCold War
155Soltam M-71  IsraelModern
155G5 howitzer  South AfricaModern
155M777 howitzer  United KingdomModern
155155 K 83  FinlandModern
155155 GH 52 APU  FinlandModern
155CITEFA Model 77 155 mm L33 gun  ArgentinaModern
155CALA 30 155 mm L45 gun  ArgentinaModern
155FH-70  EU (  United Kingdom,  Italy, Germany)Cold War, Modern
155Norinco WAC-021, W132, PZL-45  People's Republic of ChinaCold War
155Wahrendorff gun  Swedenpre–World War I
17317 cm SK L/40 i.R.L.  German EmpireWorld War I
17317 cm Kanone 18 in Mörserlafette  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
180180 mm gun S-23  Soviet UnionCold War
2038 inch Gun M1  United StatesWorld War II
220Canon de 220 L mle 1917  FranceWorld War I, World War II

Self-propelled field guns

Caliber (mm)Weapon nameCountry of originPeriod
75T12/M3 75 mm GMC  United StatesWorld War II
75Sd.Kfz. 234/3 schwerer Panzerspähwagen (7.5cm)  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
75Sd.Kfz. 250/8 leichter Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5cm)  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
75Sd.Kfz. 251/9 mittlerer Schützenpanzerwagen (7.5cm)  Nazi GermanyWorld War II
75Mareșal tank destroyer  Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War II
76.2SU-5-1  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.2SU-12  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.2SU-18  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.2SU-26  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.2SU-76  Soviet UnionWorld War II
76.2TACAM T-60  Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War II
76.2TACAM R-2  Kingdom of RomaniaWorld War II
84Birch gun  United Kingdom1920s
105FV433 Abbot  United Kingdom
122PLZ-89  People's Republic of China
149Semovente 149/40  ItalyWorld War II
152Gun Carrier Mark I  United KingdomWorld War I
155Bandkanon 1A  Sweden
155M12 Gun Motor Carriage  United StatesWorld War II
155M40 Gun Motor Carriage  United StatesWorld War II
155M53 155mm Self-Propelled Gun  United StatesCold War
155G6 howitzer  South AfricaModern
155XM1203 NLOS Cannon  United StatesFuture Combat Systems
155Norinco SP Gun  People's Republic of China
155PLZ-45  People's Republic of China
155Bhim T-6 self-propelled gun  IndiaModern
155TAM VCA  ArgentinaModern
175M107 Self-Propelled Gun  United StatesCold War
194Canon de 194 mle GPF  FranceWorld War I - 1930s
203T93 Gun Motor Carriage  United Statespost World War II
240T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage  United Statespost World War II
203M110 Gun Motor Carriage  United Statespost World War II
203M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage  United StatesWorld War II

References

Bibliography

  • Gander, Terry & Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3.