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What is the difference between a cannon a machine gun a howitzer?
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A cannon is a direct fire weapon as used on tanks. A machine gun is rapid fire weapon of a smaller caliber used by infantry or aircraft, and a howiitzer is artillery which uses a high angle of fire to project shells in a plunging manner on the target. In general, a cannon is 20mm or larger, a machine gun is 20mm or smaller and a howitzer is 75mm or larger.
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What artillery cannon were in the world war 2 us army?
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How many cannons did the Texans have?
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Weapons used in the Battle of Antietam?
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What are the three most used weapons in world war 2?
The M1 Garand rifle, Oerlikon 20mm naval cannon, Browning .303 aircraft machine gun.
What is the difference between a machinegun and a cannon on military aircraft?
I believe that a cannon has a larger caliber than a machine-gun.
What artillery cannon were in the world war 2 us army?
FIELD ARTILLERY 37 mm 57mm 105mm Howitzer 105mm Mountain Howitzer and similar model used by airborne division 155mm Cannon 155mm Howitzer 8-in and 240mm Cannon (slight difference in shell but very similar cannon) OTHER ARTILLERYOther types of artillery was used for coastal defense and anti-aircraft artillery.
What is the synonym of cannon?
mortar, howitzer
What is the difference between a machine gun and a cannon in an aircraft?
Cannon is a term typically used to denote a weapon with a bore of 20mm or greater.
What is the difference between a machine gun and a cannon?
A Machine gun can be hand held, and it functions by shooting rapid fire, while a cannon only shoots one large cannon and then you would need to re load it.
What is a cannon with short or medium barrels with a low muzzle and steep angle or fire called?
A mortar. Actually, it's a Howitzer. Mortars are not a form of cannon.
What is the word that fits this definition -a kind of shrot cannon?
howitzer
What is another word for cannon?
Heavy artillery. Howitzer, mortar
What does a Howitzer look like?
A large cannon fired at a high angle. See the related link to the M198 155mm towed howitzer and the M109A self propelled howitzer.
Is howitzer capitalized?
Yes, "Howitzer" is generally capitalized. It is a proper noun and refers to a specific type of artillery cannon.
What is a giant gun called?
A cannon or howitzer are names for large guns.
What does galvatron transform into?
In the G1 series, Galvatron transforms into a Cybertronian Howitzer Cannon.
