Howitzer groups called batteries. The English word ""howitzer"" comes from the Czech word ""houfnice"", from "houf", "crowd", and "houf" is in turn a borrowing from the Middle High German word "Hūfe" or "Houfe" (modern German "Haufen"), meaning "heap". "Haufen", sometimes in the compound "Gewalthaufen", also designated a pike square formation in German. In the Hussite Wars of the 1420s and 1430s, the Czechs used short barreled ""houfnice"" cannons to fire at short distances into crowds of infantry, or into charging heavy cavalry, to make horses shy away. The word was rendered into German as "aufeniz" in the earliest attested use in
Type 79 100 mm naval gun boxy look like the cars of the 1970s, while Type 79A has round and curved edges, thus a rather smooth look like the cars of the 1990s. The newest family of the Type 79 family is the PJ33A Twin 100 mm gun, and this version has a redesigned gun turret with stealthy features. This newest version was originally planned to replace the Type 79A, which in turn, was replacing the Type 79, however the plan was cut short when newer single barreled 100 mm such as Type 210 and its successor HPJ87 entered service. Type 79 100 mm naval gun