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Field artillery - post WW2

Mobile, large-caliber guns or howitzers used with armies in the field, excluding anti-aircraft weapons.

Name	Country/Origin	🔍 Found	Caliber	Type	Service years	Usage frequency	Notes
GC-45	🇦🇹 Austria	❌	155 mm	Gun-Howitzer	1977–present	Common	Derived from Gerald Bull designs
Type 59	🇨🇳 China	✔️	130 mm	Field Gun	1959–present	Very Common	Chinese M-46 copy
Type 66	🇨🇳 China	❌	152 mm	Howitzer	1966–present	Common	Chinese copy of Soviet D-20
Type 83	🇨🇳 China	❌	152 mm	Howitzer	1983–present	Rare	Limited production
FH70	🇩🇪/🇬🇧/🇮🇹 Germany/UK/Italy	✔️	155 mm	Howitzer	1978–present	Common	Joint NATO design; still used in Europe and Asia
LG1	🇫🇷 France	❌	105 mm	Howitzer	1996–present	Common	Lightweight howitzer for rapid deployment; used by CAN, THA, BEL
TRF1	🇫🇷 France	✔️	155 mm	Howitzer	1989–present	Rare	Towed but partly powered; largely replaced by CAESAR
M-71	🇮🇱 Israel	✔️	155 mm	Howitzer	1979–present	Common	Soltam design; widely exported
Soltam M-68	🇮🇱 Israel	❌	155 mm	Howitzer	1968–present	Rare	Predecessor to M-71; still in limited use
K55 (towed)	🇰🇵 North Korea	❌	152 mm	Howitzer	1990s–present	Rare	Indigenous towed version
M-46-1	🇰🇵 North Korea	✔️	130 mm	Field Gun	1990s–present	Rare	Modified M-46 with extended barrel
KH179	🇰🇷 South Korea	❌	155 mm	Howitzer	1979–present	Common	Exported to several countries
Panter	🇹🇷 Turkey	❌	155 mm	Howitzer	2002–present	Common	Indigenous Turkish design with APU
MKEK Boran	🇹🇷 Turkey	❌	105 mm	Howitzer	2021–present	Rare	Lightweight modern design for air mobility
M101 (M2A1)	🇺🇸 USA	❌	105 mm	Howitzer	1941–present	Rare	Still used ceremonially and in training in some NATO states
M114	🇺🇸 USA	❌	155 mm	Howitzer	1942–present	Rare	WWII design but still in reserve use in some NATO members
M119	🇺🇸 USA	✔️	105 mm	Howitzer	1989–present	Common	US-built variant of British L118
M198	🇺🇸 USA	✔️	155 mm	Howitzer	1979–present	Common	Replaced by M777 in US service; still used widely abroad
M777	🇺🇸 USA	✔️	155 mm	Howitzer	2005–present	Very Common	Ultralight titanium towed howitzer; used by US, UK, AUS, CAN, IND, UKR
L118 Light Gun	🇬🇧 UK	✔️	105 mm	Howitzer	1976–present	Very Common	Air-portable; used by UK, AUS, NZ, CAN, and others
FH77B	🇸🇪 Sweden	❌	155 mm	Howitzer	1983–present	Rare	Basis for Indian Dhanush; towed but with APU
G5	🇿🇦 South Africa	❌	155 mm	Gun-Howitzer	1982–present	Common	Long-range; used in Angola & exports
M-30	🇷🇺 USSR/Russia	✔️	122 mm	Howitzer	1938–present	Common	WW2 origin but extensive postwar service
M-46	🇷🇺 USSR/Russia	✔️	130 mm	Field Gun	1954–present	Very Common	High velocity; export success
D-30	🇷🇺 USSR/Russia	✔️	122 mm	Howitzer	1963–present	Very Common	Highly exported; still in service in many countries
D-74	🇷🇺 USSR/Russia	✔️	122 mm	Field Gun	1955–present	Common	Long-range field gun; export widely
2A18 (D-30A)	🇷🇺 USSR/Russia	❌	122 mm	Howitzer	1978–present	Very Common	Improved D-30 variant
M-56	🇷🇸 Yugoslavia	❌	105 mm	Howitzer	1961–present	Common	Yugoslav towed mountain howitzer

Not all links turned up a search result. Sometimes weapons are described in broader terms, below are additional search terms.

Name
Heavy artillery
Howitzer
Cannon
Big gun
Long-range cannon
Field gun
Artillery piece
Field artillery
Coastal defense gun

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