Artillery

emphasis on the Civil War. Primarily, the invention of the steam engine and rifled artillery forged from iron would define a new tactical advantage for both Confederate and Union Armies. Furthermore, these two new inventions would also greatly increase the effects of speed, lethality, and mass at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels during the Civil War. Prior to the Civil War during the Napoleonic era, artillery was a smoothbore weapon system primarily forged with bronze. These systems were

impacted the battle of Okinawa enormously. There were dilemmas, troubles, and endeavors. This battle lead to the progression of our artillery. It educated the military showing it is difficult to shoot, move, and communicate effectively when moving with the fast pace of a battle. Throughout the 82 day battle they used marine air, artillery, mortars, and naval gunfire. Artillery provided fires delaying, disrupting, and destroying the enemy proving who the true king of battle is. The battle for Okinawa begin

numbers. Germany has massed their best Soldiers from the Twelfth SS Panzer Division fielding the newest and deadliest Armored Fighting vehicles the world had ever seen. However, the Americans have an ace in the hole, The United States Army Field Artillery has made some historic and very deadly innovations. In order to defend the Northern shoulder from being overrun by the 1st SS Panzer Corps and the 67th Corps, the 405th FA Battalion must utilize their fortified fighting positions to capitalize on

The Battle of the Bulge started with a surprise on December 16th when the German Army launched one of the largest Artillery bombardments the world has ever seen. Part of the Germans plan was to infiltrate the United States forces with Germans Soldiers with near perfect English in order to disrupt and cause confusions during the initial attacks. The German Soldiers were unable to maintain their disguise and were later executed. The initial surprise attack seemed at first like forward progress, however

They Were Soldiers An analysis of Fire Support in the Ia Drang Valley and critical comparison to today’s United States Army Field Artillery Branch SGT Jonathon Frank, SSG Samuel Last, SGT Ryan Molaskey, SGT Jeremiah Schaller 13F Advanced Leader’s Course, Field Artillery Center of Excellence   The Battle of the Ia Drang Valley took place on November 14th, 1965. It is known for impressive boots-on-the-ground leadership, is hailed as the first employment of the helicopter as an effective fire support

Machine guns firing overhead, artillery shells raining down, drowning out the hellish screams of soldiers as they gasp for their last breath. Boys, not quite old enough to be men, lay lifeless in the barb-wired filled No Man’s Land. Long gone are the days of traditional warfare. There is no honour, no glory there are only two things that remain: life and death. The scene in World War 1 was one of gruesome battles of attrition fought in bloody, disease ridden trenches where hundreds of thousands of

War from the 16th Century to the Invention of Gunpowder The invention of the powerful artillery guns would change man’s role in warring engagements. The artillery guns at first were very limited by their own design. The guns were very heavy and had to be transported by water, which meant that only towns and fortresses that were close to a body of water could be attacked with artillery also known as the cannon. There were also some fortresses that were impervious to the early cannon attacks based

The date is August 15, 1942. 19 year old Alexei Petrov has been on edge for the last two days as German forces continue to siege the city of Stalingrad. Alexei and 100,000 other soldiers of the Red Army are tasked with the arduous mission of defending the city at all costs. Joseph Stalin has ordered a no retreat policy, and made it clear that it is paramount to win the siege of Stalingrad. It has been a year and a few months since the Germans invaded the Soviet Union and it seems as though nothing

The French headquarters believing these forts worthless removed most of the artillery pieces and Soldiers to be reassigned to locations that were believed to be a higher priority to the German Army. The largest weapons they left at these forts were 155mm artillery and heavy machine guns to combat the 420mm guns of the Germans located less than ten miles away.3 The French Army realized that the Germans were preparing

events that occurred. While each battle was disastrous in their own ways, industrialization certainly improved means of warfare and the experience that the soldiers had. The warfare in Waterloo consisted primarily of rifles, swords, cavalry, and artillery; these weapons were most effective close range which resulted in the French and British being in close proximity to one another. With immense amounts of training, a variety of battle tactics and formations, the square was ultimately the most effective