List of infantry guns
Infantry guns are designed to provide direct organic support for infantry forces. They fire a range of shells, primarily in a direct fire mode.
Towed infantry guns
Most towed infantry guns are lightweight and capable of being manhandled for limited mobility to accompany infantry.
Caliber (mm) | Weapon name | Country of origin | Period |
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37 | Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP | France | World War I |
37 | Type 11 infantry gun | Japan | World War II |
37 | 37-mm trench gun M1915 | Russian Empire | World War I |
38.1 | Hughes breech-loading cannon | Confederate States of America | American Civil War |
40 | 1.59 inch Breech-Loading Vickers Q.F. Gun, Mk II | United Kingdom | World War I |
75 | Bofors 75 mm L/20 | Sweden | Interwar |
75 | leIG 18 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | leIG 18 F | Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 37 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
75 | 7.5 cm Infanteriegeschütz 42 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
76 | 76 mm Canon de 76 Fonderie Royale des Canons | Belgium | Interwar/World War II |
76.2 | 7.62 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/16.5 | German Empire | World War I |
77 | 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/20 | German Empire | World War I |
77 | 7.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz L/27 | German Empire | World War I |
150 | 15 cm sIG 33 | Nazi Germany | World War II |
Self-propelled infantry guns
A self-propelled infantry gun (assault gun) is an armored gun-armed vehicle designed to provide direct fire support for infantry and armored forces. Typically, the gun is mounted in the hull and the front of the vehicle is heavily armored.
Notes and citations
References
- Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two, London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.
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