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Light Howitzer
M3 howitzer is a light Howitzer originating in United States. Reported operators include United States.
United StatesTrue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 3.94 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 3.94 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Light Howitzer
United States
1943–present
United States
World War II First Indochina War Korean War
1941
1943–1945
2,580
2,495 lb (1,130 kg)
12 ft 11 in (3.94 m)
Overall: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) L/17.9 Bore: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) L/16
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
10
105 × 372 mm R
36 lb 10 oz – 43 lb 3 oz (16.6–19.6 kg)
4.1 in (105 mm)
Horizontal-block
Hydro-pneumatic , constant
Split trail
−9° to 30°
45°
Burst: 4 rpm Sustained: 2 rpm
1,020 ft/s (311 m/s)
HE: 8,300 yd (7,600 m)
Argentina
Brazil
Dominican Republic
France
Mexico
Philippines
Republic of Korea : The Armed Forces received 98 M3s from the U.S. in 1948.
South Vietnam : 11 in 1953
United Kingdom
United States
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
M3 howitzer equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Argentina
Brazil
Dominican RepublicReported count for M3. Service scope: Dominican 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: 4. 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.
France
Mexico
Philippines
South Korea
United Kingdom United States