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175mm gun: Vietnam-era long-range U.S. field artillery rifle, outranging Soviet 130mm gun; longer range but smaller shell than 8" howitzer; shared chassis with U.S. 8" howitzer; displaced by guided missiles [e]
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- Vietnam War [r]: A post-colonial independence/Cold War conflict between communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam, assisted by the United States (1955-1975), to unify Vietnam; won by North Vietnam in 1975. [e]
- Israeli Defense Forces [r]: The combined ground, air, and naval armed forces of the state of Israel [e]
- 130mm gun [r]: An older piece of Soviet-designed artillery, which outranged most light (105mm) and medium 155mm howitzers of its time [e]
- 8" howitzer [r]: Usually considered the most accurate of howitzers, gradually was displaced, due to its weight and size, by improved 155mm howitzers and guided missiles; towed and self-propelled (SP) versions; U.S. SP version shared chassis with 175mm gun [e]
- Counterbattery [r]: Defense against enemy artillery involving identifying the point of origin of hostile fire and directing lethal force against it [e]