M101 howitzer vs PCL-181: Specs Compared

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Howitzer

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Self-propelled howitzer

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M101 howitzerLength

5.94 m

PCL-181SH-15

6.5 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M101 howitzerlarger figure on 0 of 2

PCL-181larger figure on 2 of 2

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

Measured figures

15 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

5.94m

6.5mSH-15

Length

All recorded figures & sources

5.94 m

Length

Single source

19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)^[source]

6.5 m

SH-15

Single source

Configuration

M101 howitzer and PCL-181 configuration
Specification	M101 howitzer	PCL-181
Type	Howitzer^[source]	Self-propelled howitzer^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1941–present^[source]	2019–present^[source]
Wars	List of Conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Football War Insurgency in the Philippines Rhodesian Bush War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Yugoslav Wars Battle of Marawi Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict^[source]