They described, factoring in the permutation of variables, where the howitzer rounds might fall.
He is a blunt-spoken grunt's grunt, a rough-hewn artilleryman who delivers words like howitzer rounds -- sharp, powerful and to the point.
By the end of the day the ANZAC artillery had expended 1,361 18-pounder rounds, 143 howitzer rounds, 1,410 smaller mountain artillery rounds, and 948,000 rifle and machine-gun rounds.
The tanks, which were around 2 km from the infantry force, were hit with numerous 105mm howitzer rounds, but were unaffected.
The commanding officer insisted the mortar round was incoming; so did the sergeant who was outside operating the howitzer for their battery that morning and said he heard the round come in.
Ammunition weighing 144,000 tons (130,635 tonnes) was delivered with 1,000 shells for each, 750 shells per howitzer, 500 rounds for each medium and heavy piece and another 120,000 gas and shells for the 18-pdr field guns.
The howitzer, depleted of HEAT rounds, began firing high explosive rounds before being destroyed by the third T-34.
But the artillery branch was not fond of the Katyusha, because it took up to 50 minutes to load and fire 24 rounds, while a conventional howitzer could fire 95 to 150 rounds in the same time.
As the exercise unfolded, one of the battery's howitzers hurled an illumination round 22,000 feet in the air.
