Assertion: artillery piece | /r/ObjectUse | used by european
Facets:
value: in the 17th to 20th centuries
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the taxonomies of artillery pieces used by European (and European-style) armies in the 17th to 20th centuries, the howitzer stood between the "cannon" (characterized by a longer barrel, larger propelling charges, smaller shells, higher velocities, and flatter trajectories) and the "mortar" (which was meant to fire at even higher angles of ascent and descent).