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QF 4.5 inch howitzer United Kingdom: World Wars I, II 115: XM70E2 towed multiple launch rocket howitzer United States: 1959-63 120: 12 cm felthaubits/m32 Norway: World War II 120: 120 mm howitzer Model 1901 German Empire: Balkan wars, World War I, Finnish Civil War, Hungarian–Romanian War: 120: 120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 German Empire: World ...
Early 15th century 76: Grasshopper cannon United Kingdom: 18th century 76: Minion United Kingdom: 18th century 83: Saker United Kingdom: 18th century 84: Canon de 4 de Vallière Kingdom of France: 1732 84: So-po Korea: Late 19th century 96: Canon de 6 système An XI France: 1803 100: Demi-culverin United Kingdom: 18th century 100: Hongyi-po ...
Licorne (Russian: Единорог, Yedinorog, 'unicorn') is the French name of an 18th- and 19th-century Russian cannon, a type of muzzle-loading howitzer, devised in 1757 by M.W. Danilov [1] and S.A. Martynov [2] [3] and accepted by artillery commander, general Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov.
Mountain howitzer firing. In the middle of the 18th century, a number of European armies began to introduce howitzers that were mobile enough to accompany armies in the field. Though usually fired at the relatively high angles of fire used by contemporary siege howitzers, these field howitzers were rarely defined by this capability.
The 95 mm howitzer M1753, called secret howitzer or Shuvalov's secret howitzer, was an 18th-century Russian cannon, a type of muzzle-loading howitzer, devised and introduced into service by artillery commander, General Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov. [1] [2]
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
The 28 cm Haubitze L/12 in Mittelpivotlafette C/92 was a design of the late 19th century initially intended for coastal defense. The theory of operation was a low-velocity howitzer firing a large shell at a high angle was more likely to destroy an enemy ship by penetrating its thin deck armor than a high-velocity low-angle gun attempting to penetrate its thicker belt armor.
Fort Pierce, Florida — A collection of 37 gold coins — with a combined value estimated at more than $1 million — have been recovered after they were stolen by salvagers back in 2015 from a ...