howitzer

Example Sentences

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European nations have supplied Ukraine with 11 different types of howitzer firing one caliber, the 155mm shell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Western countries have sent Ukraine over 620 artillery guns, including the US-made M777 howitzer, according to the Kiel Institute, external.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Just before the fire, several units of the California National Guard had been on the island for military training exercises that included the firing of howitzer shells and mortar rounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

To the layman, a self-propelled howitzer looks like a tank, but it has a bigger, 155mm gun to fire at longer range.

From Salon • May 19, 2024

Behind me was an enormous cement mixer on wheels, its big howitzer revolving as it proceeded.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck