WAC-21

The WAC-21 (also called Type 88 and WA021) is a Chinese 155 mm howitzer produced by Norinco, It was developed with the assistance of Gerald Bull.

History

By the late-1970s, Gerald Bull was aiding the development of longer-ranged 155 mm caliber guns based on the Space Research Corporation's (SRC) GC-45 howitzer. An early result was the GHN-45 howitzer from Voest-Alpine's subsidiary, Noricum. Over four years starting From the early-1980s, SRC helped China develop and produce the WAC-21 gun, which was a "virtual clone" of the GHN-45, and ammunition. Iraq reportedly ordered the WAC-21 in 1987.

Operators

Current

• Iran - 15

Former

• China - 150 in 2012; retired by 2014.
• Iraq - 120 in 1991

See also

• PLZ-45, self-propelled artillery armed with the WAC-21.

Citations

Sources

• International Institute for Strategic Studies (2012). The Military Balance 2012. Routledge. ISBN 9781000673791.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (2014). The Military Balance 2014. Routledge. ISBN 9781000674217.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). The Military Balance 2024. Routledge. ISBN 9781040051153.