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'''Artillery''' are military units which function as the modern equivalents of siege engines by attacking enemy formations from far-off, safer, often immobile positions.
'''Artillery''' are military units which function as the modern equivalents of siege engines by attacking enemy formations from far-off, safer, often immobile positions.
Artillery in the form of [[cannon]]s was a key element of [[Napoleon|Napoleonic warfare]], used to "shell" (attack) enemy [[infantry]] line-of-battle formations. Artillery pieces were also a key element in the [[Civil War]], leading to many bloody battles, such as Antietam. In [[WWII]], [[Joseph Stalin]] called artillery the "god of war".<ref>Bellamy, Christopher (2004). "artillery". Oxford Companion to Military History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860696-3.</ref>
Artillery in the form of [[cannon]]s was a key element of [[Napoleon|Napoleonic warfare]], used to "shell" (attack) enemy [[infantry]] line-of-battle formations. Artillery pieces were also a key element in the [[Civil War]], leading to many bloody battles, such as Antietam. In [[WWII]], [[Joseph Stalin]] called artillery the "god of war".<ref>Bellamy, Christopher (2004). "artillery". Oxford Companion to Military History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860696-3.</ref>
==Chinese innovations==
{{See also|Innovation}}
Data has appeared on 155mm artillery shells from Chongqing Xitong Aviation Service Co., Ltd., which [[China]] is converting into precision-guided munitions by installing guidance modules. The maximum firing range is 50-70 km, with a circular probable deviation of > 10 m (instead of 50 m).
The munition uses a tandem shaped charge or a [[thermobaric]] warhead, allowing it to penetrate 1 meter thick homogeneous steel and strike underground shelters. The shell is compatible with 155mm artillery systems, tactical rocket launchers, and rocket systems.
== References ==
== References ==