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Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:58 pm

Howitzer versus Gun - What's in a name?

If you really want to get precise with it 8)(not many do) Howitzers barrel is more than 15times the bore. IE 100mm(4 inc) howitzer has about 1500mm barrel . Gun has barrel length more than 25times the bore. Thus same 100mm piece would mean at least 2500mm barrel. Usually gun or cannon is more than 30 times the bore. Then gun-howitzer is at about 20 times the bore. Anything under 15xbore is mortar. Hope it helps.

In the U.S. Navy the 16" "Gun" is called a "Rifle".
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:46 am

I think I will just call it "air gun" :?
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:14 am

In before Jack saying that Steyr calls the smoothbore IWS 2000 a rifle.
uhm since I am not jack (thx god) I might as well point out that Steyr calls the smoothbore IWS 2000 a rifle

lol people get over it... everyone knows what you just wrote and what you and others have written in 234 similar topics...
will you stop doing this whenever someone calls his gun a rifle/sniper/sniper rifle
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:43 am

POLAND_SPUD wrote:uhm since I am not jack (thx god)
Indeed, can you imagine what a Polish JSR would look like?! *shudder*
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:54 am

jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:
POLAND_SPUD wrote:uhm since I am not jack (thx god)
Indeed, can you imagine what a Polish JSR would look like?! *shudder*
Probably just as handsome as a "Bat-Caved" Poland_Spud!!!!! :D
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:15 am

Perish the thought :D
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:35 am

I am more less like this guy
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:33 pm

POLAND_SPUD wrote:I am more less like this guy
Well if that is the case, I will have to retract my previous statement! :D

Sorry for the mistatement JSR! :D
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Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:42 am

lol that's funny :D
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