Artillery and rockets
Self-propelled and towed guns, mortars and rocket launchers. 42 models, each with a photo and the details that give it away.
Practise Artillery and rockets- 2A36 Giatsint-BTowed guns · Soviet Union
Very long-barrelled 152 mm towed gun with a multi-slotted muzzle brake and a split trail.
- 2S1 GvozdikaArtillery · Soviet Union
Low, flat amphibious hull (MT-LB based) with seven road wheels and a small round turret with a short 122 mm howitzer.
- 2S3 AkatsiyaArtillery · Soviet Union
Large hull with six road wheels, a big rounded turret set well back and a 152 mm gun with a double-baffle muzzle brake.
- 2S5 Giatsint-SArtillery · Soviet Union
No turret: a long 152 mm gun on an open mount at the rear of a tracked chassis, with a large recoil spade; the crew works in the open.
- 2S7 PionArtillery · Soviet Union
No turret: a huge 203 mm gun on an open mount at the back of a long tracked chassis with a large recoil spade.
- 2S19 Msta-SArtillery · Soviet Union
Tank-style running gear with six road wheels and a very large, tall square turret with a long 152 mm gun.
- 2S22 BohdanaArtillery · Ukraine
155 mm howitzer on the back of a 6x6 or 8x8 truck, with an open gun mount and a recoil spade.
- AHS KrabArtillery · Poland
Six road wheels on a K9-derived chassis with a large boxy AS-90 style turret and a long 155 mm barrel.
- ArcherArtillery · Sweden
Armoured six-wheeled hauler with a long 155 mm gun lying along the back on an automated, crewless mount.
- AS-90Artillery · United Kingdom
Tracked howitzer with six road wheels, a large flat-sided boxy turret and a 155 mm gun with a muzzle brake.
- BM-21 GradRocket artillery · Soviet Union
Six-wheeled Ural truck with a bank of 40 thin launch tubes on the back.
- BM-27 UraganRocket artillery · Soviet Union
Eight-wheeled ZIL truck with a launcher of 16 thick tubes in three layers (6-6-4) at the rear, pointing backwards when travelling.
- CAESARArtillery · France
155 mm howitzer on the back of a truck; a large spade drops to the ground at the rear when firing.
- D-20Towed guns · Soviet Union
152 mm gun-howitzer with a shield, a double-baffle muzzle brake and split trails; shorter and stockier than the Giatsint-B.
- D-30Towed guns · Soviet Union
122 mm howitzer on a three-legged carriage spread 120° apart, so it can traverse all the way round.
- K9 ThunderArtillery · South Korea
Six road wheels, a wide flat turret and a long 155 mm barrel with a bore evacuator mid-barrel and a muzzle brake.
- M777Towed guns · United Kingdom / USA
Very light 155 mm howitzer with a low, flat titanium carriage, four splayed legs and a long barrel; it sits on the ground when firing.
- PzH 2000Artillery · Germany
Large tracked hull with seven road wheels, a big boxy turret set to the rear and a very long 155 mm barrel.
- RM-70Rocket artillery · Czechoslovakia
Eight-wheeled Tatra truck with 40 thin Grad-type tubes and a second pack of 40 reload rockets behind the cab.
- ShKH vz. 77 DANAArtillery · Czechoslovakia
Eight-wheeled Tatra truck with a 152 mm gun in a large flat turret set in the middle, between the cab and the engine.
- TOS-1ARocket artillery · Russia
Tank chassis carrying a large box-shaped rocket launcher in place of a turret.
- WR-40 LangustaRocket artillery · Poland
122 mm Grad-type launcher with 40 tubes on a Polish Jelcz six-wheeled truck with a modern armoured cab.
- No photo yet2A65 Msta-BTowed guns · Soviet Union
Large 152 mm towed howitzer with split trails, a gun shield and a long barrel with a double-baffle muzzle brake.
- No photo yet2B11 120 mmMortars · Soviet Union
120 mm tube with a round base plate and bipod, moved on a two-wheeled carriage as part of the 2S12 Sani system.
- No photo yet2B14 PodnosMortars · Soviet Union
82 mm tube on a bipod with a round, ribbed base plate; breaks down into man-pack loads for its four-man crew.
- No photo yet2S9 NonaArtillery · Soviet Union
Small, light tracked vehicle with a small turret carrying a short 120 mm gun-mortar.
- No photo yetASTROS IIRocket artillery · Brazil
Six-wheeled truck with a large box launcher behind the cab that takes rocket containers of different calibres.
- No photo yetATMOS 2000Artillery · Israel
155 mm howitzer on the back of a six- or eight-wheeled truck with an armoured cab; a spade folds down at the rear before firing.
- No photo yetBM-30 SmerchRocket artillery · Soviet Union
Very long eight-wheeled MAZ truck carrying 12 large rocket tubes in a block that extends past the rear.
- No photo yetFH70Towed guns · UK / Germany / Italy
155 mm howitzer with long split trails and a small auxiliary engine so it can drive itself short distances; big muzzle brake.
- No photo yetK239 ChunmooRocket artillery · South Korea
Eight-wheeled truck (Jelcz in Poland) with two box-shaped launcher pods side by side behind the cab.
- No photo yetL16 / M252 81 mmMortars · United Kingdom
81 mm tube with cooling fins around its lower part, a K-shaped bipod and a round base plate.
- No photo yetL118 Light GunTowed guns · United Kingdom
105 mm light gun on a single bow-shaped trail with two wheels; light enough to lift under a helicopter.
- No photo yetM109A6 PaladinArtillery · USA
Seven road wheels, boxy aluminium hull, wide turret overhanging the hull and a 155 mm gun with a large muzzle brake.
- No photo yetM142 HIMARSRocket artillery · USA
Six-wheeled truck carrying a single box-shaped launcher pod behind the armoured cab.
- No photo yetM224 60 mmMortars · USA
Light 60 mm tube with a bipod and a round base plate; can also be fired hand-held with a small rectangular base plate.
- No photo yetM270 MLRSRocket artillery · USA
Tracked chassis with the cab at the front and a large launcher box holding two pods behind it.
- No photo yetMT-12 RapiraTowed guns · Soviet Union
Long, thin 100 mm smoothbore anti-tank gun with a pepperpot muzzle brake, a small shield and split trails.
- No photo yetPULSRocket artillery · Israel
Truck-mounted launcher with two large interchangeable rocket pods side by side behind the cab, like a bigger HIMARS.
- No photo yetRCH 155Artillery · Germany
Boxer 8x8 carrying an unmanned turret with a long 155 mm gun, like a PzH 2000 turret on wheels.
- No photo yetSoltam K6 / M120 120 mmMortars · Israel
Heavy 120 mm tube on a bipod with a large round base plate; towed on a small two-wheeled carriage or mounted in a vehicle.
- No photo yetZuzana 2Artillery · Slovakia
Eight-wheeled Tatra with a large boxy turret holding a long 155 mm gun that points forward over the armoured cab.
Easy to mix up
- 2A36 Giatsint-B vs 2A65 Msta-B
- 2S3 Akatsiya vs 2S1 Gvozdika
- Archer vs CAESAR
- AS-90 vs AHS Krab
- AS-90 vs M109A6 Paladin
- ASTROS II vs M270 MLRS
- BM-21 Grad vs TOS-1A
- BM-21 Grad vs BM-27 Uragan
- CAESAR vs RCH 155
- D-30 vs M777
- ShKH vz. 77 DANA vs Zuzana 2
- M142 HIMARS vs K239 Chunmoo
- M142 HIMARS vs M270 MLRS
- M142 HIMARS vs PULS
- K9 Thunder vs M109A6 Paladin
- K9 Thunder vs PzH 2000
- 2S19 Msta-S vs PzH 2000
- BM-30 Smerch vs BM-27 Uragan