Mountain artillery, which includes pack howitzers, mountain howitzers and mountain guns, is designed to accompany mountain infantry forces. Usually lightweight and designed to be broken down to be portable by pack animals or even soldiers, they often are in limited calibres with low muzzle energy. Correspondingly, range and anti-armor capabilities are limited. However, they can deliver useful firepower in locations that may be inaccessible to heavier support forces.
Caliber (mm) Weapon name Country of origin Period 42 M1875 mountain gun Spanish–American War / Philippine–American War 63.5 RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun Second Boer War 65 Canon de 65 Montagne mle 1906 / World War I / World War II 65 Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 World War I / World War II 66 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 World War I 70 7 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 World War I 70 Cannone da 70/15 World War I 70 BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun World War I 70 BL 2.75 inch Mountain Gun World War I 70 Canon de Montagne de 70mm SA World War I / World War II 75 Type 31 75 mm Mountain Gun Russo-Japanese War 75 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 / Balkan Wars / World War I 75 QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun / World War I 75 7.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80 World War I 75 7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 06 Balkan Wars / World War I / World War II 75 7.5 cm GebirgsKanone 13 World War I 75 Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 World War I 75 Ehrhardt Model 1911 World War I 75 7.5 cm M. 15 mountain gun (Škoda) World War I 75 Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 World War II 75 Škoda 75 mm Model 1936 World War II 75 Škoda 75 mm Model 1939 World War II 75 Canon de 75 M mle 1919 Schneider World War II 75 Canon de 75 M mle 1928 World War II 75 Kongsberg M.27 World War II 75 75 mm Pack Howitzer M1 / M116 World War II 75 Obice da 75/18 Modello 34, 35 World War II 75 Bofors 75 mm Mountain Gun World War II 75 Bofors 75 mm Model 1934 World War II 75 Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun 2nd Sino-Japanese War 75 Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun 2nd Sino-Japanese War 75 leGebIG 18 World War II 75 7.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 World War II 76 Canon de 76 M mle 1909 Schneider World War I 76 76 mm mountain gun M48 Cold War 76.2 RML 7 pounder Mountain Gun Anglo-Zulu War / Second Boer War 76.2 76-mm mountain gun M1904 World War I 76.2 76 mm mountain gun M1909 / World War I / World War II 76.2 76-mm mountain gun M1938 World War II 76.2 76 mm mountain gun M1958 (2A2) Cold War 80 De Bange 80 mm cannon 1877- World War I 87.6 Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short World War II 94 3.7-inch mountain howitzer World War I / World War II 100 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 World War I 100 10 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8 World War I 100 10 cm M. 16 mountain howitzer (Škoda) World War I 100 10 cm M. 16/19 mountain howitzer (Škoda) World War II 105 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12 World War I 105 10.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 World War II 105 Canon Court de 105 M mle 1909 Schneider mountain gun World War II 105 Canon Court de 105 M mle 1919 Schneider mountain gun World War II 105 Canon Court de 105 M mle 1928 Schneider mountain gun World War II 105 Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 World War II 105 OTO Melara Mod 56 Cold War 105 Type 99 10 cm Mountain Gun 2nd Sino-Japanese War 150 Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 Interwar
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