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

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.

Bringing artillery pieces like howitzers closer to Kharkiv would allow Russian forces to bombard the city more intensely and effectively.

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

Again and again, the Germans would dig in, wait to be attacked, and then mow down their attackers with rifle fire, machine guns, and artillery such as howitzers and cannon.