artillery
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Artillery refers to large-caliber weapons like howitzers that are designed to launch projectiles over long distances. These weapons are important in military operations because they can deliver firepower from far away, allowing forces to strike targets while remaining at a safe distance.
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- Artillery piece
- Tactics
- Etymology
- History
- Medieval
- Invention of gunpowder
- Expansion of use
- Smoothbores
- Napoleonic
- Modern
- Indirect fire
- Precision-guidance
- Ammunition
- Fuzes
- Projectiles
- Stabilization
- Propellant
- Field artillery system
- Logistics
- Classification
- Types of ordnance
- Organizational types
- Equipment types
- Caliber categories
- Modern operations
- Application of fire
- Counter-battery fire
- Time on target
- Multiple round simultaneous impact
- Air burst
- Use in monuments
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|US artillerymen test fire an [[M777 Lightweight 155-millimeter Howitzer at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms (2005)]]
Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons were developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility generally providing the largest share of an army's total firepower.