Houwitser

The howitzer () is an artillery weapon that falls between cannon and a mortar. With their long-range capabilities, howitzers can be used to great effect in a battery formation with other artillery pieces, such as long-barreled guns, mortars, and rocket artillery.
The English word howitzer comes from the Czech word , from , 'crowd', and is in turn a borrowing from the Middle High German word or (modern German ), meaning 'crowd, throng'. While is a... meer