howitzer
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1. howitzer - Noun
2. howitzer - Verb
Meaning
A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.
A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.
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A high profile for a howitzer was not a serious problem, in theory, as artillery is supposed to stay far away from the lines.
Among those defense contractors that responded is BAE Systems, which proposed its ARCHER howitzer platform, a fully automated weapons system that the company said could provide highly responsive and versatile fire support to troops in combat.
A common artillery weapon, previously used in World War II, was the 105mm howitzer, which could be towed behind a truck or carried by helicopter and dropped into position.
Embedded GPS receivers able to withstand accelerations of 12,000 g or about 118 km/s 2 have been developed for use in convert howitzer shells. citation * Search and rescue.
A number of these were used by the American Forces and the design used as the basis for their howitzer.
But the artillery branch was not fond of the Katyusha, because it took up to 50 minutes to load and fire 24 rounds, while a conventional howitzer could fire 95 to 150 rounds in the same time.