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曲きょく射しゃ砲ほう

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Meanings

1

howitzer; high-angle gun

Military term for artillery designed to fire shells at a high trajectory, enabling indirect fire over obstacles.

曲きょく射しゃ砲ほうは山やまの向むこう側がわの目もく標ひょうを攻こう撃げきできる。
A howitzer can attack targets on the other side of a mountain.

Kanji

曲bend, music, melody
射shoot, shine into, onto
砲cannon, gun

Related words

榴りゅう弾だん砲ほう
榴弾砲 specifically refers to a howitzer that fires explosive shells (榴弾), while 曲射砲 is a broader term for any high-angle gun, including mortars and some field guns.
迫はく撃げき砲ほう
迫撃砲 is a mortar, a type of high-angle weapon, but typically lighter and more portable than a 曲射砲, which often implies a larger, vehicle-towed or self-propelled artillery piece.

Built from

曲きょく射しゃ+砲ほう

Etymology

Compound of 曲射 (curved fire, high-angle fire) and 砲 (gun, cannon). The term is a technical military coinage, likely from the early 20th century, describing artillery capable of high-trajectory fire.