The following is reprinted from "Miscellaneous Discussions on the Artillery of the National Army during the Anti-Japanese War":

When it comes to the artillery used by the Chinese army during the Anti-Japanese War, the most famous and powerful non-150 mm German-made FH18 howitzer is the meaning of FieldHowitzer, also known as sFH18, s is the beginning of the long range in German, relative to the meaning of le that is short-range. The FH18 was jointly developed by the German company Rheinmetall and Krupp in the period 1926-1930, with Rheinmetall developing the gun body and Krupp developing the gun mount. Due to the heavier weight of the whole gun, in 1935 Rheinmetall developed a lighter version, redesigning the gun carriage to reduce weight, but the muzzle velocity and firing range were also reduced, and due to the use of alloys, the cost increased, so the Wehrmacht did not adopt it. These two versions of the FH18 were introduced in China before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, equipped with two artillery regiments with nearly 50 guns, and became the backbone of Chinese artillery firepower at that time.

It is worth mentioning that the sFH18 is also the first artillery in the world to use rocket range extender shells, and the maximum range of rocket range bombs can reach 19 kilometers, and it is not clear whether China also imported this type of ammunition at that time. But in general, the FH18 was inferior in range to similar Soviet guns of that time.

In addition, China has also imported some 75mm le. The IG18 infantry gun, which was the first new type of artillery equipped by the Wehrmacht after the end of World War I, had a short barrel, which was mass-produced and widely used in various battlefields throughout World War II, somewhat similar to the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun.

In addition to this, the pre-war Nationalist army was also equipped with the old Krupp 75mm mountain gun and the French Schneider 75mm mountain gun.

The 37 mm PAK35/36 anti-aircraft gun was another type of artillery imported from Germany at that time, and although this kind of artillery was already ineffective in the European theater at that time, it was still easy to deal with the thin-skinned tanks of the devils. Later, the 50th domestic factory also copied a batch of PAK35/36. In addition, China also imported 47mm M1935 Breda anti-aircraft guns from Italy.

Speaking of the German-made artillery introduced by China at that time, the most mysterious and interesting to everyone was the 88 gun. It is recorded that China imported a batch of 88mm Flak18 anti-aircraft guns at that time, which were used in the defense of Jiangyin, but did not play a big role during the entire Anti-Japanese War.

In addition to German-made artillery, China also imported various artillery pieces from other European countries before the Anti-Japanese War. Another of the more common ones was the 75-mm L20 mountain gun (M1934) from Bofos, Sweden. The L20 was developed by Bofors in the 20s with the help of Krupp, and the whole gun could be split into 8 parts and carried by mules and horses. The 72 L20 doors purchased by China in 1932 were originally ordered by the Turkish government, but due to the financial difficulties of the Turkish government, and the Chinese side, which had just experienced the Songhu War of Resistance at that time, felt that it lacked firepower, so it was sold to China. The first batch of L20s sold to the Netherlands was later captured and used by the Japanese army in Indonesia, so both China and Japan were equipped with L20s at that time.

(Note: According to the author's information, artillery is divided into small-caliber (2O-75 mm), medium-caliber (76-155 mm) and large-caliber (more than 155 mm) guns according to caliber. In terms of use and function, there are field howitzers, anti-aircraft artillery, mountain artillery, infantry artillery and other divisions. ）