At the basic level of classification we have what the artillery system is firing and in today's armies, that is either rocket or shell with many variations of warhead munitions. When it comes to breaking down artillery into its categories it is divided up by: the means of transporting the artillery to the battlefield, what it fires, and its purpose on the battlefield. In the near-future, artillery could be space-based, or using directed-energy or new kinetic-energy weapon systems. Artillery can take various forms as well, from heavy field guns, massive naval cannons, mortar tubes, railroad-based mega-cannons, self-propelled tank-like vehicles constructed around rockets or cannons. These varying types of munitions range from smoke, high explosive, shrapnel, cluster bomblets (sub-munitions), and even nuclear. What is Artillery and What is the Combat Role of Artillery?īasically, Artillery is a system of direct and/or indirect fire from mortars, cannons, rockets, and possibly directed-energy that fires a number of munition payloads to support in the field units in either defensive or offensive operations. If you are interested in a more in-depth perspective than here is a link to the US Army Artillery Field Manual FM 6-50. With the subject of artillery being more complex, I decided in the interest of time to reformat this blogpost as more of a survey over artillery than an exhaustive examination. Not only was the subject more complex than I originally expected, but the return of my 11 month old foster daughter to her bio-mother ripped me and my family apart emotionally and I needed to grieve, repair and drink. I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to all FWS readers and followers for their patience on the massive delay with FWS.
Please note that while mortars are classified as artillery, FWS will be covering mortars in their own blogpost in the near future. In this blogpost, FWS will going over the basics of artillery and its confused role in science fiction. While artillery is still an important component of modern warfare, it is rarely represented in science fiction. On the horizon, directed and kinetic energy could alter the abilities and lethality of artillery from land, air, sea, and even space. Modern artillery is composed of self-propelled platforms that fire shells and rockets to towed field cannons that continue the age old role of traditional artillery. That quest has gone from throwing stones, to the catapult, to ancient Chinese rockets and primitive cannonry that shook the walls of castles, all the way to modern computerized field cannons and rockets that suppress vast territory in lethality unknown to warfare previously. From the beginning of human civilization, the use of various long-range weaponry has existed, allowing hunters to attack their target from a safer distance.
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