The Devastating Artillery Facing Putin if He Crosses the Line

The global backdrop is tense, and the implications are dire if the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupts into a larger war.

But what if it happens. and all NATO gets involved. What would that artillery matchup look like?

To identify the NATO countries with the most artillery units, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2024 Military Strength Ranking from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries. Countries were ranked on the total number of artillery units in their arsenal. We included supplemental information regarding the total number of military vehicles, tanks, and MLRS units, as well as each country’s overall military strength score.

Why Are We Covering This?

NATO members work together to manage crises, promote democracy, and resolve disputes peacefully. The group’s hallmark is its principle of collective defense, which speaks to the cooperation encouraged between countries.

Here is a look at the NATO countries with the most artillery firepower.

32. Iceland

Total artillery: 0
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 175
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 3.5038 – #136 out of 145

31. Luxembourg

Total artillery: 0
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 180
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 2.1458 – #109 out of 145

30. Albania

Total artillery: 0
Total tanks: 40
Total military vehicles: 976
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 1.8188 – #90 out of 145

29. Belgium

Total artillery: 0
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 4,606
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 1.2064 – #70 out of 145

28. Canada

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Total artillery: 0
Total tanks: 74
Total military vehicles: 18,054
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.3813 – #27 out of 145

27. Montenegro

Total artillery: 12
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 662
Total MLRS: 12
Military strength score: 2.9109 – #129 out of 145

26. Slovenia

Total artillery: 18
Total tanks: 55
Total military vehicles: 1,502
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 1.8286 – #91 out of 145

25. Denmark

Total artillery: 19
Total tanks: 44
Total military vehicles: 4,056
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.7743 – #48 out of 145

24. Estonia

Total artillery: 24
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 1,409
Total MLRS: 6
Military strength score: 1.7237 – #87 out of 145

23. Sweden

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Total artillery: 26
Total tanks: 120
Total military vehicles: 7,958
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.4009 – #29 out of 145

22. Slovakia

Total artillery: 44
Total tanks: 36
Total military vehicles: 2,048
Total MLRS: 25
Military strength score: 1.1891 – #69 out of 145

21. Czechia

Total artillery: 53
Total tanks: 65
Total military vehicles: 6,757
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.7706 – #46 out of 145

20. Norway

Total artillery: 56
Total tanks: 36
Total military vehicles: 7,048
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.5664 – #41 out of 145

19. Latvia

Total artillery: 59
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 1,544
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 1.9911 – #99 out of 145

18. Netherlands

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Total artillery: 72
Total tanks: 18
Total military vehicles: 3,176
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.5644 – #40 out of 145

17. Lithuania

Total artillery: 75
Total tanks: 0
Total military vehicles: 1,356
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 1.7395 – #88 out of 145

16. France

Total artillery: 96
Total tanks: 222
Total military vehicles: 85,023
Total MLRS: 9
Military strength score: 0.1878 – #11 out of 145

15. Portugal

Total artillery: 106
Total tanks: 34
Total military vehicles: 11,173
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.5609 – #38 out of 145

14. Germany

Total artillery: 134
Total tanks: 295
Total military vehicles: 79,317
Total MLRS: 33
Military strength score: 0.2847 – #19 out of 145

13. Italy

Total artillery: 172
Total tanks: 200
Total military vehicles: 61,892
Total MLRS: 21
Military strength score: 0.1863 – #10 out of 145

12. Croatia

Total artillery: 181
Total tanks: 75
Total military vehicles: 3,076
Total MLRS: 105
Military strength score: 1.1333 – #66 out of 145

11. North Macedonia

Total artillery: 191
Total tanks: 23
Total military vehicles: 2,156
Total MLRS: 24
Military strength score: 2.1717 – #110 out of 145

10. United Kingdom

Total artillery: 197
Total tanks: 213
Total military vehicles: 27,203
Total MLRS: 41
Military strength score: 0.1443 – #6 out of 145

9. Spain

Total artillery: 236
Total tanks: 327
Total military vehicles: 15,046
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.2882 – #20 out of 145

8. Bulgaria

Total artillery: 273
Total tanks: 215
Total military vehicles: 7,420
Total MLRS: 24
Military strength score: 1.0132 – #62 out of 145

7. Hungary

Total artillery: 318
Total tanks: 208
Total military vehicles: 7,797
Total MLRS: 0
Military strength score: 0.8478 – #54 out of 145

6. Poland

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Total artillery: 525
Total tanks: 612
Total military vehicles: 13,956
Total MLRS: 211
Military strength score: 0.2917 – #21 out of 145

5. Romania

Total artillery: 720
Total tanks: 345
Total military vehicles: 9,990
Total MLRS: 225
Military strength score: 0.7712 – #47 out of 145

4. Finland

Total artillery: 792
Total tanks: 200
Total military vehicles: 11,716
Total MLRS: 76
Military strength score: 0.7967 – #50 out of 145

3. Greece

Total artillery: 1,318
Total tanks: 1,365
Total military vehicles: 57,030
Total MLRS: 152
Military strength score: 0.4349 – #32 out of 145

2. Turkey

Total artillery: 2,785
Total tanks: 2,231
Total military vehicles: 55,104
Total MLRS: 286
Military strength score: 0.1697 – #8 out of 145

1. United States

Total artillery: 2,862
Total tanks: 4,657
Total military vehicles: 360,069
Total MLRS: 694
Military strength score: 0.0699 – #1 out of 145

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