<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">howitzers</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>artillery by form</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cannons, short</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>howitzer</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>short cannons</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Short, comparatively light artillery pieces combining some of the characteristics of cannons and mortars, able to fire heavy shells with a high curving trajectory but with a longer range than typical of mortars. Their development began around the end of the 16th century and continues to the present. ]]></note></mads>