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21st-Century Military Index
GROUND DOMINANCE VECTORHEAVY ARMOR & ARTILLERY FIRES

Precision Artillery & MLRS

Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), IFVs & APCs, Precision Rocket Artillery & Air Defense

Top 5 Ground Dominance Capability Pentagon

Protection & Armor • Firepower & Gun • Mobility & Range • Digitization & BMS • Active Protection (APS)
TOP 5 CONTENDERS
Multi-dimensional sub-scores normalized on a 0-100 tactical scale evaluated by the GMR Multi-Domain Scoring Engine.

Top Ground Dominance Contenders

#1🇰🇷
K9 ThunderSouth Korea • Hanwha Aerospace
Gen4+84.3
#2🇩🇪
PzH 2000Germany • KNDS / Rheinmetall AG
Gen4+82.8
#3🇨🇳
Type 05 SPHChina • NORINCO
Gen480.9
#4🇨🇳
PLZ-05China • NORINCO
Gen480.7
#5🇺🇸
M270 MLRSUnited States • Lockheed Martin
Gen480.6
Hardware-Dominant Kill-Chain WeightingReal-Time Fleet Overmatch
K9 Thunder
#1
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K9 Thunder

Gen4+artilleryHanwha Aerospace
South Korea• Introduced: 19999 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index84.3
Main ArmamentCN98 155mm 52-caliber howitzer with automated ammunition handling and 48-round magazine (burst fire 3 rounds in 15 sec)
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity67 km/h
Operational Range480 km
Protection & Armor84.0
Firepower & Gun96.0
Mobility & Range81.9
Digitization & BMS100.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
PzH 2000
#2
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PzH 2000

Gen4+artilleryKNDS / Rheinmetall AG
Germany• Introduced: 19989 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index82.8
Main ArmamentRheinmetall 155mm L52 chrome-plated howitzer with 60-round fully automated magazine (MRSI 5 rounds)
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity67 km/h
Operational Range420 km
Protection & Armor82.0
Firepower & Gun97.0
Mobility & Range73.9
Digitization & BMS100.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
Type 05 SPH
#3
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Type 05 SPH

Gen4artilleryNORINCO
China• Introduced: 2007
Ground Dominance Index80.9
Fielded Operators:🇨🇳CN450
Main Armament155mm 52-caliber long-barrel howitzer with automated ammunition handling
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity65 km/h
Operational Range550 km
Protection & Armor72.0
Firepower & Gun93.0
Mobility & Range84.5
Digitization & BMS100.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
PLZ-05
#4
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PLZ-05

Gen4artilleryNORINCO
China• Introduced: 2005
Ground Dominance Index80.7
Fielded Operators:🇨🇳CN450
Main Armament155mm 52-caliber howitzer with automated loading mechanism
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity65 km/h
Operational Range550 km
Protection & Armor72.0
Firepower & Gun92.3
Mobility & Range84.5
Digitization & BMS100.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
M270 MLRS
#5
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M270 MLRS

Gen4rocket-artilleryLockheed Martin
United States• Introduced: 198315 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index80.6
Main Armament2x 6-rocket pods (12x 227mm rockets or 2x MGM-140 ATACMS / 4x PrSM)
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity64 km/h
Operational Range480 km
Protection & Armor74.0
Firepower & Gun96.0
Mobility & Range79.1
Digitization & BMS95.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
HIMARS
#6
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HIMARS

Gen4+rocket-artilleryLockheed Martin
United States• Introduced: 200512 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index80.2
Main ArmamentM142 launcher carrying 1x 6-round GMLRS pod or 1x ATACMS or 2x PrSM missiles
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity85 km/h
Operational Range480 km
Protection & Armor68.0
Firepower & Gun97.2
Mobility & Range84.0
Digitization & BMS95.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
M109A7 Paladin
#7
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M109A7 Paladin

Gen4+artilleryBAE Systems
United States• Introduced: 20132 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index79.4
Fielded Operators:🇺🇸US400🇸🇦SA150
Main ArmamentM284 155mm 39-caliber howitzer with automated rammer
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity64 km/h
Operational Range400 km
Protection & Armor75.0
Firepower & Gun92.3
Mobility & Range70.6
Digitization & BMS100.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0
2S19 Msta-S
#8
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2S19 Msta-S

Gen3artilleryUraltransmash / Rostec
Russia• Introduced: 19896 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index69.6
Main Armament2A64 152mm 47-caliber howitzer with automatic loading system
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity60 km/h
Operational Range500 km
Protection & Armor68.0
Firepower & Gun92.3
Mobility & Range78.3
Digitization & BMS85.0
Active Protection (APS)25.0
BM-30 Smerch
#9
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BM-30 Smerch

Gen3rocket-artilleryNPO Splav / Rostec
Russia• Introduced: 198714 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index65.0
Main Armament12x 300mm rocket launcher tubes on MAZ-543M 8x8 heavy chassis
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity60 km/h
Operational Range850 km
Protection & Armor55.0
Firepower & Gun94.0
Mobility & Range66.4
Digitization & BMS85.0
Active Protection (APS)25.0
M777 Howitzer
#10
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M777 Howitzer

Gen4towed-artilleryBAE Systems
United States• Introduced: 20056 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index58.5
Main Armament155mm 39-caliber lightweight titanium howitzer
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity65 km/h
Operational Range450 km
Protection & Armor25.0
Firepower & Gun92.3
Mobility & Range66.3
Digitization & BMS95.0
Active Protection (APS)25.0
D-30 Howitzer
#11
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D-30 Howitzer

Legacytowed-artilleryPlant No. 9 / Rostec
Soviet Union• Introduced: 196060 Export Operators
Ground Dominance Index50.1
Main Armament122mm 2A18 rifled howitzer (maximum range 15.4 km / 21.9 km rocket-assisted)
APS DefenseConventional Reactive Armor
Max Velocity65 km/h
Operational Range450 km
Protection & Armor27.1
Firepower & Gun74.3
Mobility & Range55.0
Digitization & BMS30.0
Active Protection (APS)60.0