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Howitzer

The howitzer (/ˈhaʊ.ɪtsər/) is an artillery weapon that falls between a cannon (or field gun) and a mortar. It is capable of both low angle fire like a field gun and high angle fire like a mortar, given the distinction between low and high angle fire breaks at 45 degrees, also referred to as its equivalent 800 mils (milliradians). With their long-range…

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Barrels
1
Effective firing range
Varies by model
Maximum firing range
Typically several kilometers to tens of kilometers
Type
Artillery

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Etymology · 28
Howitzer → Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, German Haufen, Gewalthaufen, Haufen, Houfe, Hussite Wars, Hussites, Hūfe, In, Italian, Middle High German, Polish, Portuguese
related to Gallery · 11
Howitzer → Austria Hungary, Battle, Brazil38, British, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, M109, M114, M198, Panzerhaubitze, TurtucaiaDemonstration, ViennaU
related to 20th century · 10
Howitzer → Big Bertha, British Royal Marine Artillery, Field, German Army, In, These, They, This, Thus, Weapons
related to Early modern period · 8
Howitzer → European, In, Many, Originally, Rather, The, Though, Thus
related to Types · 4
Howitzer → In, It, Most, This
see also · 3
Howitzer → American, Indirect, VasilekList
is a · 2
Howitzer → howitzer that is designed to be fired from a mounting on a fixed platform of some sort.A field howitzer is a howitzer that is mobile enough to accompany a field army on campaign, relatively light howitzer that is designed to be easily broken down into several pieces
Barrels · 1
Howitzer → 1
Effective firing range · 1
Howitzer → Varies by model
Maximum firing range · 1
Howitzer → Typically several kilometers to tens of kilometers

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howitzers field artillery guns fire siege century war high mm used shells world pieces range german gun firing mortars many

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HowitzerBarrels11.00infobox
HowitzerEffective firing rangeVaries by model1.00infobox
HowitzerMaximum firing rangeTypically several kilometers to tens of kilometers1.00infobox
HowitzerTypeArtillery1.00infobox
Howitzeris arelatively light howitzer that is designed to be easily broken down into several pieces0.90text
Howitzeris ahowitzer that is designed to be fired from a mounting on a fixed platform of some sort.A field howitzer is a howitzer that is mobile enough to accompany a field army on campaign0.90text
the Soviet deep battle doctrineinstance ofparticularly in trench warfare and artillery-heavy strategies0.80text
the French invention of autofrettage just before World War Iinstance ofThis was a product of technical advances0.80text
which led to strongerinstance ofThis was a product of technical advances0.80text
lighter barrelsinstance ofThis was a product of technical advances0.80text
the use of cut-off gear to control recoil length depending on firing elevation angleinstance ofThis was a product of technical advances0.80text
and the invention of muzzle brakes to reduce recoil forcesinstance ofThis was a product of technical advances0.80text

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