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
Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient … Wikipedia
Fire Arrow — For the Plymouth automobile, see Plymouth Fire Arrow. Hwacha that launches singijeons, a variation of the fire arrow The Fire Arrow is a projectile weapon that uses black powder. The earliest reference to its use comes in the Collection of the… … Wikipedia
Fire power (disambiguation) — Fire power is a military concept rooted in the ability to direct a heavy weight of metal onto an enemy or enemy possession.Fire power or Firepower may also refer to: * Firepower (film), a 1979 film starring Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J.… … 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
Barrage (artillery) — A German barrage falling on Allied trenches at Ypres, probably during the second battle in 1915. A barrage is a line or barrier of exploding artillery shells, created by the co ordinated aiming of a large number of guns firing continuously. Its… … Wikipedia
Friendly fire — For other uses, see Friendly Fire (disambiguation). Blue on blue redirects here. For other uses, see Blue on blue (disambiguation). Friendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one s own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage… … Wikipedia
Field artillery — [ Union Army gun squad at drill, c. 1860.] Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility and tactical efficiency, and not for long range nor sheer destructive… … Wikipedia
Field artillery team — In the land based field artillery, the field artillery team is organized to direct and control indirect fire artillery fire on the battlefidirect artillery fire, three distinct components have evolved in this organization, the forward observer… … Wikipedia
Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments — Coats of arms of US Artillery Regiments are heraldic emblems associated with field artillery, air defense artillery, and coast artillery regiments in the US Army. By Army regulation, all regiments of the US Army organized under a Table of… … Wikipedia
