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  Artillery Summary
Artillery could no longer be deployed in the battle line, the large crews and stocks of ammunition were vulnerable to rifle fire, but had to either become smaller, lighter, more mobile and stay with the troops or get much further away.
Modern artillery is distinguished by its large caliber, firing an explosive shell or rocket, and being of such a size and weight as to require a specialized mount for firing and transport.
The crowning achievement of naval artillery was the battleship, bristling with guns of up to 18 inches (45 cm), but the advent of air-power and missiles have rendered this type of artillery largely obsolete.
www.bookrags.com /Artillery   (4291 words)

  
 Artillery, Artillerymen, and Artillery Legends
In 1901, the Artillery was divided into Coast and Field Artillery and the branch insignia was modified by the addition of a plain scarlet oval at the intersection of the cannons.
Artillery assigned to infantry support was called mounted artillery, a misnomer since all the cannoneers marched on foot.
During the Civil War, artillery had to adjust to a new role as long-distance support for the infantry or cavalry, a task that was facilitated in part by the application of rifling to cannons.
www.landscaper.net /artillery.htm   (6643 words)

  
 Introduction to Field Artillery Ammunition
Artillery ammunition does not perform its intended purpose while it is stored in the battery area.
Area Denial Artillery Munitions (ADAM), M692-L and M731-S: (Slide #64) They deliver 36 antipersonnel mines that are spread by centrifugal force after ejection from the rear of the projectile.
Artillery fuzes are classified according to their methods of functioning.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/hcxtaa   (6665 words)

  
 Peter von Kleinsmid's Panzer Commander Editor Tips and Tricks
Units seem to always run to the last withdrawal point on their orders list, regardless of where they are on their waypoints list, so it’s not possible to specify different withdrawal points along for different positions along the unit’s ordered path.
Artillery missions come with a starting and ending time - the attack will land some time within that time range, and last for a few seconds, high explosive shells hitting randomly at some distance around the point you indicate on the map.
Select an empty slot in the list of artillery and airstrike missions with the mouse, select a nationality and point at the cannon icon for artillery, or the airplane for an airstrike.
www.wargamer.com /pzcdr/pzc_scenario_design.asp   (2498 words)

  
 Soviet Artillery pieces in the Winter War
The 76 RK 27-30 is photographed in the Artillery Museum, in Hämeenlinna, Finland.
This gun was to became one of the mainstays of the soviet field artillery regiments during the early days of WWII.
This heavy cannon was used by High Command artillery units, and so no guns were captured by the Finns in the Winter War.
www.winterwar.com /Weapons/SUartillery.htm   (1070 words)

  
 French Artillery during the Battle of Auerstadt
French artillery assigned to the III Corps (commanded by Marshal Davout) of the French Grand Army on 14 October 1806 was divided into divisional batteries and the corps artillery reserve.
The artillery order-of-battle for the III Corps was not uniformed from division to division, nor were the batteries the standard eight gun batteries.
He lists under the Corps artillery the 1st Company of the 5th Horse Artillery Regiment, but in his list of artillery pieces, there are no light guns.
www.napoleon-series.org /military/organization/c_artillery.html   (2429 words)

  
 Qwika - similar:Paris_Gun
The Paris Gun was the name of an artillery piece with which the Germans bombarded Paris during World War I. This oversized railway gun was used from March to August 1918.
The term counter-battery fire refers to the concept of detecting the source of artillery (shells or rockets) landing on friendly forces and firing back at them with artillery, suppressing or destroying them in order to protect the friendly forces and reduce enemy artillery strength.
Howitzers are distinguished from other types of cannon artillery by their trajectory in that they tend to fire at high angles and deliver plunging fire.
www.qwika.com /rels/Paris_Gun   (1517 words)

  
 Specialist Games Forum - [WM] Best Starting Army?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
There is bound to be lots of analysis of the new variants once the experimental rules forum opens, but as a guide to new player perhaps it's better to stick with the lists in their current official state.
Even in a list where a lot of infantry is taken, the army still allows for maneuverable play.
Kislev - A list that is more cavalry heavy than the Empire list, otherwise it resembles that army quite well, without the cannons, but with bears.
www.specialist-games.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=140   (2994 words)

  
 NJDARM: Archives Collection Guides: Department of Defense, Adjutant General's Office, Compiled Rosters, New Jersey ...
They were definitely compiled prior to 1906, as typescripts of some of the lists in the first volume were made that year and filed as "Revolutionary War Numbered Manuscripts" (citing that volume as the original source).
Most are simply semi-alphabetical listings of names, although some also record rank/title, years of service, and names of commanding officers.
The commissary lists record the names of commanders who requested stores and goods, the commissaries who issued them, and the date the goods were issued.
www.state.nj.us /state/darm/links/guides/sdea0003.html   (1397 words)

  
 Artillery – quotations - List of Items - MSN Encarta
Heroism: The epic disappeared along with the age of…
War: Any battle or bombing raid or artillery barrage…
The epic disappeared along with the age of personal heroism; there can be no epic with artillery.
encarta.msn.com /refedlist_210106697/browse.html   (95 words)

  
 List of weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form.
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_weapons   (129 words)

  
 List of artillery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A list of the world's artillery, by type.
For a list by nation of origin, see also list of artillery by nation.
Note that internal links may not be exact.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_artillery   (141 words)

  
 NZ artillery units
This is a list of NZ artillery units referred to on this site.
New Zealand artillery units not shown have yet to be referred to.
Unsigned articles should be considered as "works in progress" which are published in their unfinished state so that members can follow the construction progress and determine for themselves where their contributions can best be made.
www.riv.co.nz /rnza/rf/names.htm   (122 words)

  
 Specialist Games Forum - Iron Warriors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
These have all been in previous lists and work for IW One other point that came up with the last tentative IW list was the difficulties of having a strong both offensive and defensive list.
It was suggested that an IW list should either be from one stance or the other.
I wrote an IW list a long time ago and it is still arround somewhere.
www.specialist-games.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7994   (1354 words)

  
 Artillery Info Page
To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Artillery Archives.
To post a message to all the list members, send email to artillery@lists.ibiblio.org.
This is a private list, which means that the list of members is not available to non-members.
lists.ibiblio.org /mailman/listinfo/artillery   (238 words)

  
 The Civil War Artillery Page
Only about six percent of the soldiers in the American Civil War were enrolled in the artillery branch of the service, yet the artillery played a pivotal role in almost every major engagement of the War.
From the massed Union batteries at Stones River and Malvern Hill to the intrepid field work of Pelham's horse artillery at Fredericksburg, the big guns were always a factor, and often the decisive one.
Much of the focus is on the field artillery, which saw the most battle action during the War, but the growing Encyclopedia of Civil War Artillery provides examples of every type.
www.cwartillery.org /artillery.html   (353 words)

  
 WWII German Artillery
The book is divided into sections: infantry, mountain, and field artillery; heavy field artillery and heavy artillery; railway artillery, including the legendary 'Dora'; antitank and antiaircraft guns; coastal artillery; and recoilless artillery.
Ian Hogg includes the full range of artillery from the V3 and 'Dora' to those workhorses of the German military, the 8.8cm and 7.5cm Feldkanone.
The history of the development, weapon specifications, ammunition and use of all forms or artillery used by the German armed forces in World War II.
www.jodavidsmeyer.com /combat/military/weapons-german-artillery.html   (441 words)

  
 U.S. Army Regulations Illustration: Link 36 Light (Field) Artillery Private' Uniform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
The jacket is that worn by all mounted men with the scarlet trim of artillery.
He is wearing a shako which replaced the hat for dress in certain units, but was not worn in the field.
Light artillery units retained sky blue trousers in the 1861 Regulations.
members.tripod.com /howardlanham/link36.htm   (118 words)

  
 Military List : Artillery
The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) is the oldest artillery unit in Canada and third oldest in the British Commonwealth.
Artillery Association Northern Territory This association was set up as the NT chapter of an Australia wide association of ex-artillery
Military List excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.
military-list.com /artillery/index.php   (787 words)

  
 U.S. Army Regulations Illustration: Link 32 Artillery Sergeant Major's Uniform
When the Union army was being organized it was decided that regimental staffs of volunteer artillery units of which a sergeant major would have been a part, would not be mustered except by special approval of the War Department and that artillery would be accepted by battery only.
The exception was heavy or fortress artillery units, which were accepted as entire regiments.
These units and the Regular Army artillery regiments would have had one sergeant major, who functioned as the senior non-commissioned officer of a regiment.
members.tripod.com /~howardlanham/link32.htm   (276 words)

  
 Artillery in Vietnam
During the Vietnam War, the 7th Battalion/15th Field Artillery was part of larger artillery groups or commands.
Both artillery groups were part of First Field Force Vietnam Artillery (IFFV Arty), in the 2 Corps Tactical Zone (CTZ).
The 6th Battalion/15th Artillery was in the 23rd Artillery Group, which was part of Second Field Force Artillery, in the 3 Corps Tactical Zone (CTZ).
www.landscaper.net /artyunits.htm   (684 words)

  
 Self-propelled artillery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
Self-propelled artillery vehicles mount a large howitzer and are used for long-range indirect bombardment support.
Though lightly armored and equipped with machine guns they are not designed for direct-fire They usually count as armoured fighting vehicles if they possess some kind of protection for the crews.
Department of the Army technical manual for direct support and general support maintenance for cab, armament, elevating and traversing systems, and as...
www.freeglossary.com /Self-propelled_artillery   (246 words)

  
 Fire Mission: Sargent's Artillery Page
MG Michael Maples,Currently serving as Vice Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Former Commanding General, USAFA and Fort Sill, OK [Chief of the Field Artillery]; former DCG 1st Armored Division,2000-2001; AXO C/2nd/34th FA 1971, XO 1972...
On 3 October, the Chief of Field Artillery Major General Michael D. Maples presented the first-ever Alexander Hamilton Award.
www.angelfire.com /ca5/militaryhistoryus/page4artillery.html   (333 words)

  
 Civil War Artillery - Units
Because its primary purpose is historical, the listing is by the state of the adopted unit, rather than by the location of the reenactors.
A few artillery sites gleaned from the web, including almost any place with a picture of a Civil War cannon.
Also included are links to artillery from other eras, and a few of the better index sites for general Civil War searching.
www.cwartillery.org /artunits.html   (412 words)

  
 List of artillery by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kanon m/98B Pre-World War I 152 mm Coast Artillery Gun
Kustartilleripjäs 12/70 Cold War 120 mm Coast Artillery Gun
Kanon 12/80 Cold War 120 mm Coast Artillery Gun
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_artillery_by_nation   (541 words)

  
 The 242nd Field Artillery Battalion, WWII
The 242nd Field Artillery Battalion of WWII was formed and began basic training at Camp White, Oregon in August of 1942, then on to the snows of the 9th Corp Field Artillery Firing Range at Yakama, Washington over the winter.
In March of 1943 the Battalion was transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma where they spent over a year honing their skills, and training OCS candidates.
Continue with excerpts from his account of the 242nd Field Artillery Battalion of WWII by following the list at the left.
242nd-field-artillery.com   (210 words)

  
 Welcome to the 21st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery and Parker's Virginia Battery C.S.A. Office Website
If you have any comments or questions for us, please feel free to fill out the above "Comments" form and e-mail it to us.
Joined at 5 P. in the infantry charge advancing to position east of Emmetsburg Road and 200 feet north of Peach Orchard continuing actively engaged until night.
Remained near the same position which was on the main artillery line took part in the cannonade preceding Longstreet's assault and aided in supporting that assault.
www.21ovla.com   (522 words)

  
 Icons - Panzer General 2 - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
For Panzer General II that means Panzer2.dat, for People's General it means Modgen.dat and for Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is means ????
Panzer General II List of Icons by Type
Panzer General II List of Icons by Author
pg2.wikia.com /wiki/Icons   (172 words)

  
 [WarinEur LIST] Re: Soviet Artillery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-08)
In addition, at least one > non-artillery unit must be adjacent to both the defending unit and the > supporting Soviet artillery unit; it need not attack.
Soviet artillery units may *only* participate in an attack if > all of these conditions can be met.
This is what I've always thought the rule was stating.
mailman.halisp.net /pipermail/warineur/2002-April/021179.html   (169 words)

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