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A howitzer is a cannon, and looks like a regular artillery piece. However, the howitzer is used by firing indirect fire, NOT directly at the enemy. A "Gun", another cannon, and looks like a regular artillery piece is designed to aim directly at the enemy. Example (1): A Navy battleship's 16" gun is designed to aim directly at another battleship, with DIRECT fire. Example (2): An Army's 105mm howitzer is designed to lob (in an arch) it's shell into an area it's gun crew cannot physically see (INDIRECT Fire). The 105mm artillerymen have fired their howitzer by the numbers given to it by Forward Observers (FO's) either flying over the battlefield or walking with the grunts.
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Howitzers are large, heavy artillery guns that are designed to deliver high-angle indirect fire. They are typically used to provide support during ground operations, by firing explosive projectiles over long distances. Howitzers are commonly used by military forces around the world.
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What were the German cannons of World War 1 called?
Howitzers.
What is a sentence for ammunition?
The battle would have been won had we not run out of ammunition for the Howitzers.
What impact did Howitzers have on World War 1?
killed 200 million people
Objects beginning with the letter H?
hospitals, houses, horses, hobbits, howitzers
Are howitzers cannons?
It is a type of cannon with a relatively short barrel, capable of firing at high angles.
What does Artillery ammunition means?
heavy weapon Ammunition fired in artillery weapons such as cannons, howitzers and mortars.
What is the most powerfull wapen that Indian army have at now for our safity?
150 mm calibre BOFORS Howitzers is synonymous with catastrophe
What types of field artillery howitzers are organic to the MID?
SP 152 MM, SP 122 MM, 122 MM Towed
When was the howitzer made?
howitzers were made in the early 17th century
Is there a word from wopld war 1 that starts with letter h?
Howitzers were used in the second world war (though they were introduced well before then)
Is a catapult still used in Greece?
NO. The Modern Greek Army uses howitzers and other modern forms of artillery; catapults have been outmoded for centuries.
What new weapons were introduce during World War 1?
chlorine gas, mustard gas, machine guns, howitzers, and tanks to name a few.
