152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) vs M198 howitzer

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AArtillery

152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)

Heavy gun-howitzer

Credit

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

M198 howitzer — licensed reference photograph

BArtillery

M198 howitzer

Towed howitzer

Credit

Staff Sgt. Vance · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)with limber; barrel pulled back

8.18 m

Length source ↗

M198 howitzerTravel

12.3 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)larger figure on 0 of 2

None

M198 howitzerlarger figure on 2 of 2

Calibre+2%
Muzzle velocity+4%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 65 rows sourced on both sides

8.18mwith limber; barrel pulled back

12.3mTravel

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8.18 m

with limber; barrel pulled back

Single source

8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) (with limber; barrel pulled back)^[source]

Configuration

Details

152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) and M198 howitzer configuration
Specification	152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)	M198 howitzer
Type	Heavy gun-howitzer^[source]	Towed howitzer^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
Used by	See users^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	Winter War World War II Six-Day War Yom Kippur War^[source]	Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Syrian Civil War 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict 2026 Afghanistan-Pakistan war

Designer	Design bureau of No. 172 Plant , headed by F. F. Petrov^[source]	—

Produced	1937–1947^[source]	1978–1992^[source]

No. built	6,884^[source]	1,600+^[source]

Shell	152×547mmR^[source]	Separate loading charge and projectile^[source]

Breech	interrupted screw^[source]	Interrupted screw^[source]

Recoil	hydro-pneumatic^[source]	Hydro-pneumatic^[source]

Carriage	split trail^[source]	Split trail^[source]

Elevation	−2°/65°^[source]	−5° to +72°^[source]

Traverse	58°^[source]	45°^[source]

Manufacturer	Motovilikha Plants^[source]	Rock Island Arsenal (US)^[source]

In service	—	1979–present^[source]

Designed	—	1968–1977^[source]

Unit cost	—	US$ 527,337^[source]

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