List Of World War II Artillery
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This is a list of artillery of the Second World War ordered by name. Naval artillery is not included.


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* Army 20 cm Rocket: Japanese 200 mm artillery rocket * BL 4.5 inch: British 114 mm gun * BL 5.5 inch: British 140 mm gun * BL 7.2 inch: British 183 mm howitzer * BL 60 Pounder: British 127 mm gun * Bofors 37 mm: Swedish 37 mm light antitank gun * Bofors 40 mm gun: Swedish 40 mm antiaircraft gun * Bofors Model 29: Swedish 75 mm antiaircraft gun * Bofors Model 34: Swedish 75 mm mountain gun * Brandt mle 27/31: French 81 mm mortar * Brixia Model 35: 45 mm light mortar of Italy * Canon Court de 105 M mle 1919 Schneider: French 105 mm mountain gun * Canon Court de 105 M mle 1928 Schneider: French 105 mm mountain gun * Canon de 25 mm SA mle 1934: French 25 mm light antitank gun * Canon de 75 M mle 1919 Schneider: French 75 mm mountain gun * Canon de 75 M mle 1928: French 75 mm mountain gun * Canon de 105 court mle 1913: French 105 mm gun *
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: French 105 mm howitzer * Canon de 105 court mle 1934 Schneider: French 105 mm gun * Canon de 105 L mle 1936 Schneider: French 105 mm gun * Canon de 155 mle 1917 CS: French 155 mm howitzer *
Canon de 155 GPF The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) modèle 1917 was a WWI-era French-designed 155 mm gun used by the French Army and the United States Army during the first half of the 20th century in towed and self-propelled mountings. Histor ...
: French 155 mm gun *
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: Belgian 75 mm mountain gun * Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP: French 37 mm infantry gun (fast-firing) * FlaK 18: German 88 mm antiaircraft gun *
FlaK 30 The Flak 30 (''Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30'') and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II. It was not only the primary German light anti-aircraft gun but by far the most numerously pro ...
: German 20 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 36: German 37 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 37: German 37 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 38 2 cm: German 20 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 38 10.5 cm: German 105 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 40 12.8 cm: German 128 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 41 5 cm: German 50 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK 41 8.8 cm: German 88 mm antiaircraft/antitank gun * FlaK 43: German 37 mm antiaircraft gun * FlaK vierling 38: German quad 20 mm antiaircraft gun * GebFlak 38: German 20 mm mountain antiaircraft gun *
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: German 800 mm siege gun * 7.5 cm IG 37: German 75 mm infantry gun * Infantry Howitzer: British 94 mm howitzer


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* Katyusha: Soviet rocket artillery *
Knee mortar The , inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an erron ...
: Japanese Type 89 50 mm light mortar, called "knee mortar" by American troops who thought it looked designed to be fired braced on the knee (which it was not). * K 44: German 128 mm gun * KwK 36: German 88 mm tank gun * KwK 38(t): German designation of Skoda A7, used on the Panzer 38(t) *
KwK 42 The 7.5 cm KwK 42 L/70 (from 7.5 cm ''Kampfwagenkanone'' 42 L/70) was a 7.5 cm calibre German tank gun used on German armoured fighting vehicles in the Second World War. The gun was the armament of the Panther medium tank and two v ...
: German 75 mm tank gun * KwK 43 L71: German long-barrel 88 mm tank gun *
Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37 The Lance Grenades de 50 mm modèle 37 was a French light infantry mortar designed and produced shortly before the Second World War. Design The modèle 37 was issued during 1939 to replace rifle grenades in infantry platoons. It was a simple w ...
* Land Mattress: British 32 tube 76.2 mm rocket artillery * leFH 18: German 105 mm howitzer * leGebIG 18: German 75 mm mountain infantry gun * leIG 18: German 75 mm infantry gun * Little David: Aerial bomb firing siege mortar planned for combat service with the United States * M1 8 inch Howitzer: American 203 mm howitzer *
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. Beginning in 1 ...
: American 4.5 Inch Gun * M2 60 mm Mortar: 60 mm light mortar of the US Army * M1 75 mm Pack Howitzer: American 75 mm mountain gun * M1 90 mm Gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft gun * M2 90 mm Gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft gun/Anti tank gun * M1 114155 mm Howitzer: American 155 mm howitzer * M1 240 mm Howitzer: American 240 mm howitzer * M2 105 mm Howitzer: American 105 mm howitzer * M2 155 mm Gun: American 155 mm gun ("Long Tom") *
M2 4.2 inch Mortar The M2 4.2-inch mortar was a U.S. rifled 4.2-inch (107 mm) mortar used during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1943. It was nicknamed the "Goon Gun" (from its large bullet-shaped shells, mon ...
: American 107mm mortar * M4 4.2 inch recoilless mortar: American 4.2 inch recoilless mortar * M3 3 inch Gun: American 76.2 mm antiaircraft gun * M3 37 mm Gun: American 37 mm antitank gun * M1 57 mm Gun: American 57 mm antitank gun * M3 90 mm Gun: American 90 mm antiaircraft/antitank gun * M5 3 inch Gun: American 76.2 mm antitank gun * M7 3 inch Gun: American 76.2 mm antitank gun used in the M10 tank destroyer * M8 4.5 inch Rocket: American artillery rocket * M1 75 mm Pack Howitzer: American 75 mm mountain gun * M18 recoilless rifle: Late-war American 57 mm recoilless rifle * M20 recoilless rifle: Late-war American 75 mm recoilless rifle * M1919 16 inch Coast Gun: American 16 inch coastal defense gun * M1937 Howitzer: Soviet 152 mm howitzer * M1938 Howitzer: Soviet 122 mm howitzer *
76 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) The 76-mm divisional gun M1939 (F-22 USV or USV) (Russian: 76-мм дивизионная пушка обр. 1939 г. (Ф-22 УСВ or УСВ)) was a 76.2 mm cannon produced in the Soviet Union. It was adopted for Red Army service in 1939 and ...
: Soviet 76.2 mm gun * M1942 Gun: Soviet 76.2 mm field gun and antitank gun * M1943 Howitzer: Soviet 152 mm howitzer * Morser Karl: 600mm German siege howitzer *
Mortaio da 81/14 Modello 35 The 81/14 Model 35 Mortar was an Italian World War II infantry mortar. It was the standard weapon of the Italian Army during the war, of typical Brandt-system construction, but relatively lightweight, with good range and considered very successfu ...
: standard Italian medium infantry mortar * Mk 7 16"/50 Gun: American 16" battleship gun * ML 3 Inch Mortar: British 76.2 mm mortar * Mortar Type 89: Japanese 50 mm light mortar, known by Americans as the
Knee mortar The , inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an erron ...
* Nebelwerfer 41: German six tube 150 mm rocket launcher


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* Obice da 75/18 modello 34: Italian 75 mm mountain gun * Obice da 210/22: Italian 210 mm howitzer * PaK 35: German 37 mm light antitank gun * PaK 36: German 37 mm light antitank gun * PaK 38: German 50 mm antitank gun * PaK 40: German 75 mm antitank gun * PaK 41: German 75 mm antitank gun * PaK 43: German 88 mm heavy antitank gun * PaK 44: German 128 mm heavy antitank gun * Panzerschreck: German antitank rocket launcher * PIAT: British spring-launched antitank grenade launcher * Polsten: Polish/British 20 mm anti-aircraft gun * PzB 41: German 28 mm light antitank gun *
QF 2 Pounder 2-pounder gun, 2-pounder and QF 2 pounder or QF 2-pdr are abbreviations used for various guns which fired a projectile weighing approximately 2 pounds (0.91 kg). These include: * QF 2 pounder Mk II & Mk VIII "pom-pom" Vickers 40mm naval anti-aircraf ...
: British 40 mm light tank gun and towed antitank gun * QF 3 inch 20 cwt: British 76.2 mm antiaircraft gun *
QF 3.7 inch AA The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German Flak 8.8 cm and American 90 mm, but with a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm. ...
: British 94 mm antiaircraft gun * QF 6 pounder: British 57 mm medium tank gun and towed antitank gun *
QF 17 pounder The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr)Under the British standard ordnance weights and measurements the gun's approximate projectile weight is used to denote different guns of the same calibre. Hence this was a 3-inch gun, of which ...
: British 76.2 mm tank gun and towed antitank gun *
QF 25 pounder The Ordnance QF 25-pounder, or more simply 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was the major British field gun and howitzer during the World War II, Second World War. Its calibre is 3.45-inch (87.6 mm). It was introduced into service just before the war s ...
: British 87.6 mm howitzer * QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer: British 94mm mountain gun * QF 25 Pounder Short Mk 1: Australian derivation of the British 25 Pounder * RCL 3.7 inch Gun: British 94 mm recoilless rifle * sFH 18: German 150 mm howitzer * sGrW 34: 81 mm medium mortar used by Germany during the war * sIG 33: German 150 mm infantry gun * Skoda A7: 37.2 mm L/47.8 tank gun used on the Panzer 38(t)/TNH P-S light tank * Skoda K1: Czech 149 mm howitzer delivered to Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia * Skoda K2: Czech 150 mm howitzer * Skoda 47 mm Model 1936: Czech 47 mm antitank gun * Skoda M1937: Czech 37 mm light antitank gun * Type 01 Gun: Japanese 37 mm antitank gun * Type 4 20 cm Rocket Launcher * Type 11 Gun: Japanese 37 mm infantry gun * Type 35 Gun: Japanese 75 mm infantry gun * Type 88 Gun: Japanese 75 mm antiaircraft gun *
Type 89 Leg Mortar The , inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an errone ...
: Japanese 50 mm light mortar, known by Americans as the
Knee mortar The , inaccurately and colloquially known as a knee mortar by Allied forces, is a Japanese grenade launcher or light mortar that was widely used in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It got the nickname the "knee mortar" because of an erron ...
* Type 92 Battalion Gun: Japanese 70 mm infantry and mountain gun * Type 96 15 cm howitzer: Japanese 149 mm heavy artillery * vz. 36 4.7 cm: Czech 47 mm antitank gun * vz. 33 14.9 cm: Czech 149 mm howitzer delivered to Turkey, Romania, and Yugoslavia * vz. 37 15 cm: Czech 150 mm howitzer * wz. 1917 155 mm Polish howitzer * wz. 02/26 75 mm Polish infantry gun * wz. 1914/19P 100 mm Polish howitzer * wz. 1929 105 mm Polish long range gun * wz. 36 37 mm Polish anti-tank gun improved, manufactured in Poland under Swedish Bofors licence; some delivered to Spain * wz. 31 81 mm Polish mortar developed from the French Stockes


See also

* List of weapons * List of artillery *
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