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[[Image:Catapult-large.jpg |thumb|right|A Mangonel torsion catapult.]]
[[Image:Catapult trebuchet.jpg |thumb|right|A Trebuchet gravity catapult.]]
[[Image:SU-85.jpg‎ |thumb|right|Soviet 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.  Early forms of artillery use stored energy in leather ropes or gravity to launch projectiles long distances.  Artillery became a major force on the battlefield once gunpowder was invented leading to the creation of cannons and rockets substantially increasing their effectivness.  Modern 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.  Early forms of artillery use stored energy in leather ropes or gravity to launch projectiles long distances.  Artillery became a major force on the battlefield once gunpowder was invented leading to the creation of cannons and rockets substantially increasing their effectivness.  Modern 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.

Revision as of 18:03, 26 September 2014

A Mangonel torsion catapult.
A Trebuchet gravity catapult.
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. Early forms of artillery use stored energy in leather ropes or gravity to launch projectiles long distances. Artillery became a major force on the battlefield once gunpowder was invented leading to the creation of cannons and rockets substantially increasing their effectivness. Modern 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.

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