Artillery vs Howitzer - What's the difference?
artillery | howitzer |
Large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.
* Bible, 1 Sam. xx. 40
An army unit that uses such weapons.
Gunnery.
A cannon that combines certain characteristics of guns and mortars. The howitzer delivers projectiles with medium velocities, either by low or high trajectories. JP 1-02.
Normally a cannon with a tube length of 20 to 30 calibers; however, the tube length can exceed 30 calibers and still be considered a howitzer when the high angle fire zoning solution permits range overlap between charges. JP 1-02. See also gun; mortar.
(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.
As nouns the difference between artillery and howitzer
is that artillery is large cannon like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person while howitzer is a cannon that combines certain characteristics of guns and mortars. The howitzer delivers projectiles with medium velocities, either by low or high trajectories. JP 1-02.artillery
English
Noun
(artilleries)- And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad.
- (Campbell)
