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| - Field artillery were hovering vehicles (dsimialr to the normal bus transports) and were armed with a huge cannon on the very top of the vehicle. They are seen with the Field Artillery Transporting Unit.
- The Field Artillery is divided into a range of various units. Each unit is defined by the type of gun it used, with various guns used for specific purposes.
- Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement.
- [1][2]French Napoleonic artillery battery. Photo taken during the 200th anniversary reenactment of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805.[3][4]Union Army gun squad at drill, c. 1860.[5][6]U.S. Army troops in Europe, winter 1944-5, with artillery shells labeled as "Easter Eggs for Hitler".Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement.
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| - Field artillery were hovering vehicles (dsimialr to the normal bus transports) and were armed with a huge cannon on the very top of the vehicle. They are seen with the Field Artillery Transporting Unit.
- Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden (often horses), the gun crews would usually march on foot, thus providing fire support mainly to the infantry. This was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback. Whereas horse artillery has been superseded by self-propelled artillery, field artillery has survived to this day both in name and mission, albeit with motor vehicles towing the guns, carrying the crews and transporting the ammunition. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled and tracked vehicles and precision delivered munitions capable of striking targets at ranges between 15 and 300 kilometers.
- The Field Artillery is divided into a range of various units. Each unit is defined by the type of gun it used, with various guns used for specific purposes.
- [1][2]French Napoleonic artillery battery. Photo taken during the 200th anniversary reenactment of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805.[3][4]Union Army gun squad at drill, c. 1860.[5][6]U.S. Army troops in Europe, winter 1944-5, with artillery shells labeled as "Easter Eggs for Hitler".Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden (often horses), the gun crews would usually march on foot, thus providing fire support mainly to the infantry. This was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback. Whereas horse artillery has been superseded by self-propelled artillery, field artillery has survived to this day both in name and mission, albeit with motor vehicles towing the guns, carrying the crews and transporting the ammunition. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled and tracked vehicles and precision delivered munitions capable of striking targets at ranges between 15 and 300 kilometers. There exists to date no other singularly effective all-weather fire delivery system which rivals the modern field artillery.
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