howitzer

All crew members rush to an old American M-101 howitzer.

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

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.

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

Near Marinka, one of Donetsk’s devastated towns, soldiers with Ukraine’s 148th separate artillery brigade fire an M777 howitzer toward Russian positions — and get little rest.