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| − | '''Artillery''' are military units which function as the modern equivalents of | + | '''Artillery''' are military units which function as the modern equivalents of siege engines by attacking enemy formations from far-off, safer, often immobile positions. |
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| + | Artillery causes casualties, damages enemy equipment and disrupts enemy communications. | ||
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| + | 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". | ||
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Revision as of 00:37, March 13, 2024
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 causes casualties, damages enemy equipment and disrupts enemy communications.
Artillery in the form of cannons was a key element of 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".