WAC-21

The WAC-21^[3][4] (also called Type 88^[5] and WA021^[1][2]) is a Chinese 155 mm howitzer produced by Norinco,^[3][2] It was developed with the assistance of Gerald Bull.

WAC-21 155mm howitzer
Type	Howitzer
Place of origin	People's Republic of China and other operators
Service history
In service	1987–present
Used by	People's Republic of China
Production history
Designer	Gerald Bull
Designed	1980s
Produced	1980s–present
Specifications
Barrel length	45 calibres[1][2]
Caliber	155 mm (6.1 in)

History

By the late-1970s, Gerald Bull was aiding the development of longer-ranged 155 mm caliber guns^[3] based on the Space Research Corporation's (SRC) GC-45 howitzer.^[4] An early result was the GHN-45 howitzer from Voest-Alpine's subsidiary, Noricum.^[3][4][1] Over four years starting From the early-1980s, SRC helped China^[3] develop and produce the WAC-21 gun,^[3][4] which was a "virtual clone" of the GHN-45,^[1] and ammunition. Iraq reportedly ordered the WAC-21 in 1987.^[3]

Operators

Current

• Iran - 15^[5]

Former

• China - 150 in 2012;^[6] retired by 2014.^[7]
• Iraq - 120 in 1991^[3]

See also

• PLZ-45, self-propelled artillery armed with the WAC-21.^[2]