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Artillery has been one of primary weapons 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 multitude of different types and designs which have played a role in ...
This list contains all artillery systems organized primarily by their country of origin. In cases where multiple countries collaborated on a project, a system could be listed under each of the major participants. Also, in outstanding cases where a system was adopted fully by another country, the system may be listed there also.
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.
2nd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment (United States) 3-inch/21-caliber field gun; 3-inch M1902 field gun; 3.2-inch gun M1897; 14-inch M1920 railway gun; 16-inch/50-caliber M1919 gun; 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 2 gun
The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work. Small arms Firearms Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details Pistols SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm NATO Pistol United States SIG Sauer P320 – US Army Standard Issue Sidearm. Winner of the Modular Handgun System competition. Replaced all M9 and M11 pistols in service. Glock 26 9×19mm NATO pistol Austria Glock 26 – limited ...
Tactical information system, including a tablet with camera, and multifunctional night-vision goggles. Soldier can mark and conduct identification friend or foe (IFF) through the goggles. Information system carried by each soldier also send back information to the command center, whom is able to track the soldier movements, give instructions to ...
Weapon name Country of origin Operational period 60 1 Qassam 1 Palestine: 500 3 Golan-1000 Syria: 107 240 Jobaria Defense Systems Multiple Cradle Launcher United Arab Emirates: 110 1 Qassam 4 Palestine: 117, 180, or 227 60 Thunderbolt-2000 Republic of China: since 2010 122 40 WR-40 Langusta Poland: 107 12 T-107 Turkey: 122 1,4,8,16,24, 40 R-Han 122
Modern coastal artillery (for example, Russia's "Bereg" system) is often self-propelled, (allowing it to avoid counter-battery fire) and fully integrated, meaning that each battery has all of the support systems that it requires (maintenance, targeting radar, etc.) organic to its unit.