mountain howitzer; obsolete artillery
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Meanings
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mountain howitzer; lightweight pack artillery for mountain warfare
A historical military term referring to artillery pieces designed to be disassembled into smaller loads for transport by pack animals in mountainous terrain. The type has been largely phased out of modern military service.
Zhè这
zuò座
jūn军
shì事
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
mén门
shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
de的
shān山
pào炮
。
This military museum displays a 19th-century mountain howitzer.
Shān山
pào炮
de的
zhòng重
liàng量
jiào较
qīng轻
，
néng能
xùn迅
sù速
fēn分
jiě解
jié结
hé合
，
biàn便
yú于
luó骡
mǎ马
bān搬
yùn运
。
Mountain howitzers are relatively light in weight, can be quickly disassembled and reassembled, and are easy to transport by mule and horse.
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Suí随
zhe着
zhí直
shēng升
jī机
hé和
qīng轻
xíng型
zhuāng装
jiǎ甲
chē车
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
，
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
shān山
pào炮
xiàn现
yǐ已
zhú逐
jiàn渐
táo淘
tài汰
。
With the development of helicopters and light armored vehicles, traditional mountain howitzers have gradually been phased out.