8" howitzer/Definition

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A definition or brief description of 8" howitzer.

Usually considered the most accurate of howitzers, gradually was displaced, due to its weight and size, by improved 155mm howitzers and guided missiles; towed and self-propelled (SP) versions; U.S. SP version shared chassis with 175mm gun