152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) — Infobox Weapon name=152 mm howitzer gun M1937 (ML 20) caption=ML 20 in Hämeenlinna artillery Museum, Finland. origin=USSR type=howitzer gun is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery=yes is vehicle= is UK= service= used by= wars=… … Wikipedia
Gun Howitzer Noricum — Allgemeine Angaben Militärische Bezeichnung: GHN 45 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Howitzer — How itz*er, n. [G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz, Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.] (Mil.) (a) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. [Obs.] (b) A short, light, largebore cannon,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
howitzer — ► NOUN ▪ a short gun for firing shells at a high angle. ORIGIN Dutch houwitser, from Czech houfnice catapult … English terms dictionary
gun — [n] weapon that shoots 9 mm.*, blaster*, cannon, difference*, equalizer*, flintlock, forty five*, handgun, hardware*, howitzer, magnum, mortar, musket, ordnance, peashooter*, persuader*, piece*, pistol, revolver, rifle, rod*, Saturday night… … New thesaurus
Howitzer — A howitzer is a type of artillery piece that is characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small explosive charges to propel projectiles at trajectories with a steep angle of descent. In the taxonomies of artillery… … Wikipedia
Gun — This article is about the projectile weapon. For other uses, see Gun (disambiguation). Smith Wesson Military and Police revolver … Wikipedia
Gun Carrier Mark I — Infobox Weapon name= Gun Carrier Mark I caption= British Gun Carrier Mark I fitted with a 60 pounder gun origin= flagcountry|UK type= Self propelled artillery is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=yes… … Wikipedia
gun — gun1 gunless, adj. /gun/, n., v., gunned, gunning. n. 1. a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance. 2. any portable firearm, as a rifle,… … Universalium
Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 — Infobox Weapon name=75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 caption=75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 on display at the Musée des Blindés origin=USA type=Self propelled artillery is vehicle=yes crew=4 (Commander/loader, gunner, driver, co driver) length … Wikipedia
