howitzer
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- In artillery: Field artillery
…used for the German 420-millimetre howitzers—collectively known as “Big Bertha”—that were used to reduce the fortresses of Liège, Belg., in 1914. The equipment was split into four units—barrel, mounting with recoil system, carriage, and ground platform—which were carried on four wagons pulled by Daimler-Benz tractors. A fifth wagon carried a…
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