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[[Image:SU-85.jpg‎ |thumb|right|Sovet SU-85 Self Propelled Artillery Vehicle]]
[[Image:SU-85.jpg‎ |thumb|right|Soviet SU-85 Self Propelled Artillery Vehicle]]
'''Artillery''' weapons are designed to launch projectiles at distant targets, using a high-arcing trajectory to shoot over intervening obstacles.  Artillery weapons can be [[cannon]]s or [[rocket]]-propelled warheads.  Artillery weapons are typically deployed in substantial numbers, allowing them to saturate large areas of a battlefield with explosive ordinance.  Proper use of artillery requires a forward observer of some kind to locate targets and relay information about their position and movements to the weapon operators.
'''Artillery''' weapons are designed to launch projectiles at distant targets, using a high-arcing trajectory to shoot over intervening obstacles.  Artillery weapons can be [[cannon]]s or [[rocket]]-propelled warheads.  Artillery weapons are typically deployed in substantial numbers, allowing them to saturate large areas of a battlefield with explosive ordinance.  Proper use of artillery requires a forward observer of some kind to locate targets and relay information about their position and movements to the weapon operators.


== Artillery in Science Fiction ==
== Artillery in Science Fiction ==
*In [[Warhammer 40,000]] the Basilisk Artillery Cannon and [[Tau]] Skyray Gunships
*In [[Warhammer 40,000]] the Basilisk Artillery Cannon and [[Tau]] Skyray Gunships
*Separatist "Defoliator" artillery cannon from ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''


[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category:Military]]
[[Category:Military]]

Revision as of 14:24, 26 September 2014

Soviet SU-85 Self Propelled Artillery Vehicle

Artillery weapons are designed to launch projectiles at distant targets, using a high-arcing trajectory to shoot over intervening obstacles. Artillery weapons can be cannons or rocket-propelled warheads. Artillery weapons are typically deployed in substantial numbers, allowing them to saturate large areas of a battlefield with explosive ordinance. Proper use of artillery requires a forward observer of some kind to locate targets and relay information about their position and movements to the weapon operators.

Artillery in Science Fiction