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Such weapons are typically referred to as "[[gun]]s" in common usage. Gun has a particular meaning in specialist usage, however, when referring to larger weapons; a gun is a direct-fire weapon (which fires directly at the target), whereas a [[howitzer]] or [[mortar]] is an indirect-fire weapon (a weapon that fires in a high arc to drop its fire down on a target).

Such weapons are typically referred to as "[[gun]]s" in common usage. Gun has a particular meaning in specialist usage, however, when referring to larger weapons; a gun is a direct-fire weapon (which fires directly at the target), whereas a [[howitzer]] or [[mortar]] is an indirect-fire weapon (a weapon that fires in a high arc to drop its fire down on a target).