Chart of Towed Artillery

Towed artillery is a highly mobile component of ground units' firepower. Pulled behind a prime mover such as a truck or tractor, towed artillery works in conjunction with self-propelled guns to achieve the combination of mobility, readiness, range and rate of fire needed by the commander. Towed artillery ranges from small, lightweight guns to very heavy calibers.

M116 75mm Pack Howitzer salute fired by Headquarters & Service Battery (HSB), 3-17 FA Bn, Ft Lewis, WA, 28 May 2007 (Memorial Day). Photo: Courtesy of Ed Leavitt.

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Chart of Towed Artillery

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In this chart of towed artillery, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific gun.

Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
	Less than 105mm Guns
M3	37mm Antitank Gun Used extensively early in WW II, longer in Pacific theater against lighter Japanese armor.
M1	57mm Antitank Gun
M1A1	75mm Pack Howitzer Also known as M1920, M1922 or M116.
M1897 or M2	75mm U.S. Army Field Gun, M1897 or M2
M5	3-inch Antitank Gun
	105mm Howitzers
M-101 M2	Howitzer, Light, Towed: 105 mm, M-101 and M-101A1 (M2 until 1962)
M-3	105mm Howitzer M3
M-102	Howitzer, Light, Towed: 105 mm, M-102
M-119	Howitzer, Light, Towed: 105 mm, M-119
	155mm Howitzers and Guns
M1918	155mm Howitzer, Model 1918 (Schneider)
M1A2	155mm Howitzer, redesignated M114 Howitzer after WW II
M2	M1 M2 M59 155mm Towed Field Gun, "Long Tom"
M114	155mm Howitzer based on the WW II M1 Howitzer
M198	155mm Towed Howitzer
M777	Lightweight 155mm Towed Howitzer
	8 inch (203mm) Howitzers
M-115	8 inch (203 mm) Towed Howitzer, used during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam as heavy artillery. Fitted for NATO 203mm ammunition including the now-obsolete tactical nuclear rounds.Replaced by the M110 self-propelled howitzer.
	Rocket Artillery, Towed
M-21	M21 rocket launcher, 4.5 inch, 25-tube, trailer mount.
	Artillery from non-US Countries
Krupp 105mm	Krupp 105mm cannon, K 08/10 or 10.7cm. Manufactured by Fried. Krupp A.G. Essen, 1918.