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
42M1875 mountain gun United StatesSpanish–American War / Philippine–American War
63.5RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun United KingdomSecond Boer War
65Canon de 65 Montagne mle 1906 Greece /  FranceWorld War I / World War II
65Cannone da 65/17 modello 13 ItalyWorld War I / World War II
667 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 75 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
707 cm Gebirgsgeschütz M 99 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
70Cannone da 70/15 ItalyWorld War I
70BL 10 pounder Mountain Gun United KingdomWorld War I
70BL 2.75 inch Mountain Gun United KingdomWorld War I
70Canon de Montagne de 70mm SA FranceWorld War I / World War II
75Type 31 75 mm Mountain Gun JapanRusso-Japanese War
7575 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 Greece /  FranceBalkan Wars / World War I
75QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun United Kingdom /  United StatesWorld War I
757.5 cm Gebirgskanone L/13 C/80 German EmpireWorld War I
757.5 cm GebirgsKanone 06 German EmpireBalkan Wars / World War I / World War II
757.5 cm GebirgsKanone 13 German EmpireWorld War I
75Ehrhardt 7.5 cm Model 1904 German EmpireWorld War I
75Ehrhardt Model 1911 German EmpireWorld War I
757.5 cm M. 15 mountain gun (Škoda) Austria-HungaryWorld War I
75Škoda 75 mm Model 1928 CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
75Škoda 75 mm Model 1936 CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
75Škoda 75 mm Model 1939 CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
75Canon de 75 M mle 1919 Schneider FranceWorld War II
75Canon de 75 M mle 1928 FranceWorld War II
75Kongsberg M.27 NorwayWorld War II
7575 mm Pack Howitzer M1 / M116 United StatesWorld War II
75Obice da 75/18 Modello 34, 35 ItalyWorld War II
75Bofors 75 mm Mountain Gun SwedenWorld War II
75Bofors 75 mm Model 1934 SwedenWorld War II
75Type 41 75 mm Mountain Gun Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
75Type 94 75 mm Mountain Gun Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
75leGebIG 18 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
757.5 cm Gebirgsgeschütz 36 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
76Canon de 76 M mle 1909 Schneider FranceWorld War I
7676 mm mountain gun M48 YugoslaviaCold War
76.2RML 7 pounder Mountain Gun United KingdomAnglo-Zulu War / Second Boer War
76.276-mm mountain gun M1904 RussiaWorld War I
76.276 mm mountain gun M1909 Russia /  Soviet UnionWorld War I / World War II
76.276-mm mountain gun M1938 Soviet UnionWorld War II
80De Bange 80 mm cannon France1877- World War I
87.6Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short AustraliaWorld War II
943.7-inch mountain howitzer United KingdomWorld War I / World War II
10010 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 99 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
10010 cm Gebirgshaubitze M 8 Austria-HungaryWorld War I
10010 cm M. 16 mountain howitzer (Škoda) Austria-HungaryWorld War I
10010 cm M. 16/19 mountain howitzer (Škoda) CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
10510.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze L/12 German EmpireWorld War I
10510.5 cm Gebirgshaubitze 40 Nazi GermanyWorld War II
105Canon Court de 105 M mle 1909 Schneider mountain gun FranceWorld War II
105Canon Court de 105 M mle 1919 Schneider mountain gun FranceWorld War II
105Canon Court de 105 M mle 1928 Schneider mountain gun FranceWorld War II
105Skoda 105 mm Model 1939 CzechoslovakiaWorld War II
105OTO Melara Mod 56 ItalyCold War
105Type 99 10 cm Mountain Gun Japan2nd Sino-Japanese War
150Skoda 150 mm Model 1918 Austria-HungaryInterwar

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