Coastal artillery — 19th century coastal artillery guns preserved in Suomenlinna fortress in Helsinki. Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.[1] It has be … Wikipedia
coastal artillery — also called Coast Artillery, weapons for discharging missiles, placed along the shore for defense against naval attack. In the 15th century the Turks used coastal artillery when they positioned guns to defend the Dardanelles. By… … Universalium
Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient … Wikipedia
artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… … Universalium
Artillery battery — Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and… … Wikipedia
Artillery Guidance Bureau — / Missile Guidance Bureau Active 1999 Country North Korea … Wikipedia
Coast Artillery fire control system — A conceptual diagram of the flow of fire control data in the Coast Artillery (in 1940). The set forward point of the target was generated by using the plotting board (1). This position was then corrected for factors affecting range and azimuth… … Wikipedia
Naval artillery — Men of USS Kearsarge firing a smoothbore Dahlgren gun during the Battle of Cherbourg in 1864. Naval artillery, or naval riflery, is artillery mounted on a warship for use in naval warfare. Naval artillery has historically been used to engage… … Wikipedia
Bermuda Militia Artillery — The Bermuda Militia Artillery was a unit of part time soldiers organised in 1895cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/gpvillain/bma.html |title=bma |accessdate=2007 02 22 |format= |work=] as a reserve for the Royal Garrison Artillery detachment… … Wikipedia
Royal Garrison Artillery — The Royal Garrison Artillery was the arm of the Royal Artillery that was tasked with manning the guns of the British Empire s forts and fortresses, including the Empire s coastal artillery batteries, the heavy gun batteries attached to each… … Wikipedia
