cannon

[sb70012]

Hello,
Are these two called "cannon"?

Picture 1
Picture 2

Thank you

 

[emsr2d2]

Picture 2 - yes.
According to my flatmate, the first is an "anti-aircraft gun", not a cannon.

 

[sb70012]

What's the difference between "cannon" and "howitzer"?

 

[5jj]

Cannon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Howitzer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[sb70012]

Thank you 5jj.

Look at this other picture:

Picture 3

Picture 3 is a howitzer. Can I call a howitzer a cannon as well? This picture 3 is a howitzer. I want to know that do you call "a howitzer" a cannon or not?

 

[5jj]

I don't know. Read the articles I linked you to and see if they help.

 

[Boris Tatarenko]

As far as I know a howitzer is kind of the cannon. It is not a howitzer on the picture 3.

 

[sb70012]

I don't know. Read the articles I linked you to an see if they help.

If I accidentally showed you picture 3, sure you would say it's a cannon. (although it's called a howitzer)
Agree with me?

 

[sb70012]

It is not a howitzer on the picture 3.

Hello Tararenko,
No, I disagree with you. Sure picture 3 is a howitzer.
Have look at this link: https://www.google.com/search?q=how...M6_e7AbRwYEY&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=618

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello Tararenko,
No, I disagree with you. Sure picture 3 is a howitzer.
Have look at this link: https://www.google.com/search?q=how...M6_e7AbRwYEY&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=618

If you read this carefully it will answer your questions: Howitzer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I suspect that you have already done so, since I copied this from your link, and are being deliberately argumentative.

 

[sb70012]

you are being deliberately argumentative.

I apologize if the way I asked a question bothered you. Accept my apology.

 

[emsr2d2]

Please stop making out that we are the ones being unreasonably bothered. We like questions. We like intelligent, well-thought out questions. We like people to do all their own research first and then come to us when they have been unable to find out the answer anywhere else. We like people actually reading the responses they are given and not just asking question after question after question, changing just one word in their question in order to keep a thread going that has no purpose. You have the answers to what we call the items in those three pictures.

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