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Artillery1964–present
Howitzer
M102 howitzer is a howitzer originating in United States. It was built by Rock Island Arsenal. Reported operators include Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Jordan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam.
United StatesHowitzer
United States
1964–present
Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Invasion of Grenada Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War
1962
Rock Island Arsenal
1,496 kg (3,298 lb)
Travel: 6.40 m (21 ft)
3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) L/32
Travel: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Travel: 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
8
105 × 372 mm R
105 mm (4.1 in)
Vertical sliding-wedge
Hydro-pneumatic
Box trail
−5° to +75°
360°
Maximum: 10 rpm Normal: 3 rpm
11.5 km (7.1 miles)
15.1 km (9.4 miles) with rocket-assisted projectile
Brazil
El Salvador
Honduras
Jordan
Kurdistan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Oman
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Thailand
United States
Uruguay
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.4 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
M102 howitzer equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Brazil
El SalvadorArmy exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 105mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for M102. Service scope: Salvadoran Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 24. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
GuatemalaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / TOWED 105mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
HondurasArmy exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / : 105mm:. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JordanArmy exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 105mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
LebanonReported count for M102 howitzer. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
MalaysiaReported count for M102. Service scope: Malaysian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 40. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2011), not the article revision. Cited source 2011-06-17. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
OmanReported count for M102. Service scope: Royal Army of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 36. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PhilippinesReported count for M102 · M102. Service scope: Philippine Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 24. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Saudi ArabiaNational Guard exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 105mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Thailand
Türkiye United States
UruguayArmy exact named equipment holdings: M102. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARTILLERY / 105mm. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
VietnamBrazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Jordan, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for M102A1. Service scope: Royal Jordanian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 50. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for M102. Service scope: Uruguayan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 15. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.