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Warfare has been in existence since the dawn of time. In the simplest terms, warfare is "the waging of armed conflict against an enemy." Like the ancient catapult forward, artillery is a large weapon used to fire a shell. Weapons other than catapults include the ancient battering ram and large caliber weapons
such as cannons, missile launchers and howitzers.
In the world of firearms, caliber is the measure of the size of the (gun) barrel in inches.
An artillery shell is an outer container of a weapon with explosives inside. These explosives include gunpowder, charges, a primer and a case.
Civil War historians provide a wealth of information regarding the use of cannons during the late 19th Century. Specifically, there are several types of cannons used during the Civil War. The first is the field gun. These range from the 3-inch ordnance rifle made of wrought iron, to the 20-pound Parrott cannon made out of cast iron, named after its inventor Robert Parker Parrott.
The field gun has a distinct difference than that of its cousin the Howitzer. Field guns are long-barreled cannons used to fire at a flat trajectory (the path or curve of a projectile or other moving object). A Howitzer has a shorter barrel and is used for shorter ranged firing with an arched trajectory. There
are the 12-pounder, 24-pounder and Mountain Howitzers. They have a range of 1100, 1325, and 900 yards respectively. All three Howitzers are made of Bronze.
There is a distinct advantage of the Howitzer over the field gun. Howitzers were lighter and more maneuverable compared to the field gun. During the American Civil War, one method of strategy that was used by veteran soldiers was to use the re-load time of a cannon to their advantage. The soldiers would fall to the ground right when the enemy fired their cannons. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers would rush towards the enemy before they had a chance to reload their cannons. If a proficient cannon crew could reload their weapon fast, the soldiers had to take cover numerous times before they could
attack the enemy front lines. There was also the possibility of soldiers running and hiding from the enemy for fear of being wounded or killed by the enemy's cannon fire.
In the American Civil War, cannons were divided into batteries, a group of six weapons used to fire artillery shells at the enemy. For instance, in the Union Army, their batteries consisted of four guns (long range firing) and two Howitzers (short range targets).
One of the more notable soldiers during combat in the twentieth century was Chicago Tribune publisher Robert McCormick who left World War I as a Colonel. Col. McCormick was Commander of the First Battalion, Fifth Field Artillery and part of the First Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Big Red One. Col. McCormick fought in the battle of Cantigny, France. He renamed his Wheaton, Illinois estate after that battle.
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"Artillery." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2006. High Beam Encyclopedia. September 18, 2006. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-artiller.html.
"Shell." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2006. Answers.com. September 18 2006. www.answers.com/topic/shell.
Melton, Jr., Jack W. "Cannon Identification: Guns and Howitzers."
Civilwarartillery.com. 2006. Jack W. Melton, Jr. and Lawrence E. Pawl.
September 18, 2006. www.civilwarartillery.com/.
"Trajectory." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Based on the Random House
Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. September 18, 2006.
Dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=trajector y&x=0&y=0.
Chuck Ten Brink. "The weapons." Civil War Artillery Page. October 31, 2000.
cwartillery.com. September 18, 2006. http://www.cwartillery.org/aguns.html.
"First Division Museum at Cantigny." Cantigny First Division Foundation.
2001. Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation. September 18, 2006.
http://www.mccormicktribune.org/firstdivision/fi rstdivision.htm
such as cannons, missile launchers and howitzers.
In the world of firearms, caliber is the measure of the size of the (gun) barrel in inches.
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Civil War historians provide a wealth of information regarding the use of cannons during the late 19th Century. Specifically, there are several types of cannons used during the Civil War. The first is the field gun. These range from the 3-inch ordnance rifle made of wrought iron, to the 20-pound Parrott cannon made out of cast iron, named after its inventor Robert Parker Parrott.
The field gun has a distinct difference than that of its cousin the Howitzer. Field guns are long-barreled cannons used to fire at a flat trajectory (the path or curve of a projectile or other moving object). A Howitzer has a shorter barrel and is used for shorter ranged firing with an arched trajectory. There
are the 12-pounder, 24-pounder and Mountain Howitzers. They have a range of 1100, 1325, and 900 yards respectively. All three Howitzers are made of Bronze.
There is a distinct advantage of the Howitzer over the field gun. Howitzers were lighter and more maneuverable compared to the field gun. During the American Civil War, one method of strategy that was used by veteran soldiers was to use the re-load time of a cannon to their advantage. The soldiers would fall to the ground right when the enemy fired their cannons. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers would rush towards the enemy before they had a chance to reload their cannons. If a proficient cannon crew could reload their weapon fast, the soldiers had to take cover numerous times before they could
attack the enemy front lines. There was also the possibility of soldiers running and hiding from the enemy for fear of being wounded or killed by the enemy's cannon fire.
In the American Civil War, cannons were divided into batteries, a group of six weapons used to fire artillery shells at the enemy. For instance, in the Union Army, their batteries consisted of four guns (long range firing) and two Howitzers (short range targets).
One of the more notable soldiers during combat in the twentieth century was Chicago Tribune publisher Robert McCormick who left World War I as a Colonel. Col. McCormick was Commander of the First Battalion, Fifth Field Artillery and part of the First Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Big Red One. Col. McCormick fought in the battle of Cantigny, France. He renamed his Wheaton, Illinois estate after that battle.
WorldNet Search 2.1. "Warfare." WorldNet/ Princeton University. Copyright 2005. Princeton University. September 19, 2006.
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=warfar e
"Artillery." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2006. High Beam Encyclopedia. September 18, 2006. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-artiller.html.
"Shell." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.2006. Answers.com. September 18 2006. www.answers.com/topic/shell.
Melton, Jr., Jack W. "Cannon Identification: Guns and Howitzers."
Civilwarartillery.com. 2006. Jack W. Melton, Jr. and Lawrence E. Pawl.
September 18, 2006. www.civilwarartillery.com/.
"Trajectory." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Based on the Random House
Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. September 18, 2006.
Dictionary.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=trajector y&x=0&y=0.
Chuck Ten Brink. "The weapons." Civil War Artillery Page. October 31, 2000.
cwartillery.com. September 18, 2006. http://www.cwartillery.org/aguns.html.
"First Division Museum at Cantigny." Cantigny First Division Foundation.
2001. Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation. September 18, 2006.
http://www.mccormicktribune.org/firstdivision/fi rstdivision.htm
