Most widely operated artillery systems
42 of the 58 artillery systems in the WeaponSpecs database publish an operator countries figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 16 artillery systems with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Operator countries | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BM-21 Grad † | 60 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 2 | 2S1 Gvozdika † | 35 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 3 | 2S3 Akatsiya † | 20 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 4 | M270A2 MLRS | 18 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | BM-27 Uragan † | 15 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | L118 Light Gun | 15 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 7 | M142 HIMARS | 12 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 8 | K9 Thunder | 11 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 9 | 2S5 Giatsint-S † | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 10 | CAESAR | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 11 | ATMOS 2000 | 10 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 12 | PzH 2000 | 8 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 13 | BM-30 Smerch † | 8 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 14 | ASTROS II | 8 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 15 | M777 Howitzer | 8 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 16 | TOS-1A Solntsepyok † | 6 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 17 | 2S4 Tyulpan † | 6 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 18 | DANA | 6 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 19 | Nora B-52 | 6 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 20 | 2S19 Msta-S † | 5 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 21 | 2S7 Pion † | 4 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 22 | K239 Chunmoo | 4 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 23 | PULS | 4 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 24 | G6 Rhino | 3 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 25 | Archer Artillery System | 3 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →
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