artillery carriage

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• 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 — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …   Wikipedia

• Artillery wheel — The artillery wheel was developed for use on gun carriages when it was found that the lateral forces involved in horse artillery manoeuvres caused normally constructed cart wheels to collapse. Rather than having its spokes mortised into a wooden… …   Wikipedia

• Field artillery in the American Civil War — M1857 Napoleon at Stones River battlefield cemetery. Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the important artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the… …   Wikipedia

• M40 Gun Motor Carriage — Infobox Weapon name=155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40 caption=M40 in the US Army Ordnance Museum. origin=USA type=Self propelled artillery is vehicle=yes length=9.1 m (30 ft) width=3.15 m (10.33 ft) height=2.7 m (8.85 ft) weight=36.3 tonnes (80,027… …   Wikipedia

• M12 Gun Motor Carriage — Pour les articles homonymes, voir M12. M12 Gun Motor Carriage M12 en position de tir en Moselle, 1944 C …   Wikipédia en Français

• Naval artillery in the Age of Sail — The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571 1863: when large, sail powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a bewildering… …   Wikipedia

• M40 Gun Motor Carriage — Caractéristiques générales Équipage 8 hommes (commandant; pilote; servants) Longueur 9,04 m Largeur 3,14 m H …   Wikipédia en Français

• 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

• Siege artillery in the American Civil War — Siege artillery is heavy artillery primarily used in military attacks on fortified places. At the time of the American Civil War, the U.S. Army classified its artillery into three types, depending on the gun s weight and intended use. Field… …   Wikipedia

• M6 Gun Motor Carriage — 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 Side view of 37 mm GMC M6. Type Tank destroyer Place of origin …   Wikipedia