Howitzer (Fallout: New Vegas)

The howitzer is a world object in Fallout: New Vegas.
==Characteristics==
Used to destroy aircraft before the war, several of these guns are found throughout the wasteland.Rose of Sharon Cassidy: "Check out those guns - rumor had it they used to shoot planes down before the war."(Rose of Sharon Cassidy's dialogue) 
The Boomers acquired several of these guns from Area 2. They are used to protect Nellis Air Force Base from strangers near and far, as well as preventing anyone from effectively spying on the base.The Courier: "What are howitzers doing at an Air Force Base?"Pete: "You're right, they weren't here when we discovered Nellis! We found the guns at a huge weapon depot called Area 2, many miles from here! It took many weeks to drag the guns and their ammunition back to Nellis - and it was the last time any of us set foot beyond our homeland!"(Pete's dialogue)
There is an inoperable gun on the western ridge of the Fort. Dale Barton salvaged it from Yuma, Arizona.The Courier: "Where did you get the gun, anyway?"Lucius: "The trader, Dale Barton, salvaged it from a military base in Arizona. Yuma, I believe."(Lucius' dialogue) The Legion hopes to use it during the Second Battle of Hoover Dam for suppressing NCR marksmen, but need to replace the firing mechanism.The Courier: "What do you need artillery for?"Lucius: "The best marksman of the NCR are usually at the rear of any battle. The gun will allow us to strike at them."(Lucius' dialogue) 
There is another howitzer in the wreckage of Hopeville Missile Base West, found near the marked men camp. The howitzer is part of the debris that makes up the barricade next to the mountain wall. 
An anti-aircraft gun is positioned at the top of Hoover Dam. The gun can be rigged to explode or reprogrammed during the Caesar's Legion quest Arizona Killer to assassinate the NCR president, Aaron Kimball. 
At Big MT, fixed examples sit above on the X-7a "Left Field" artillery launch. The guns at Big MT fire test rounds comprised of saturnite. One of these shells can be used in a test firing targeted at the X-7b "Boom Town" target zone. The resulting crater reveals a hidden cache that one can loot. The gun has infinite ammunition but it can only be fired into the X-7b and it only takes one shell to make the crater.
==Locations==
* Hoover Dam
* Nellis Air Force Base
* Hopeville Missile Base
* The Fort
* Big MT
==Related quests==
* Arizona Killer
* I Hear You Knocking
* Highway to the Danger Zone
==Gallery==
BoomersCannon.png|One of the howitzers in possession of the Boomers
I Hear You Knocking.jpg|The broken howitzer at The Fort
FNV Hoover Dam artillery.png
Hoover_Dam.jpg|The view from above the dam
OWB X-7a artillery launch firing.jpg
X-7a_Left_Field_Artillery_Launch.jpg|A clearer view of the fixed guns
X-7a Artillery.jpg|A scenic view of the fixed guns located in Big MT
Boomer end slide 01.png|Ending slide for the Boomers
;Renders and concept art
HooverDamAdv.png|A Hoover Dam billboard, featuring the AA gun prominently
FNV_concept_art_Hoover_Dam.jpg|Hoover Dam concept art, featuring the AA gun prominently
Boomer Museum Mural.jpg|Howitzers, as they appear in the Boomer museum mural
FNV Howitzer.png
Anti-aircraft gun.png
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas miscellaneous world objects