“The King of Battles!”
(Mayjen HG Bishop, Field Artillery, 1935]
“An Infantryman’s best friend is not his mother It’s the artillery, brotheff "
(Anonim, tanda wilayah Fort Benning, Goergia, 19531)
“No matterhowhighly trained the in/antryand otherbranches maybe, there is no action until the artillery is ready.”
(Mayjen William J. Snow, dalam The Shrapnel-1924)
“The artillery is the most important of our arms”
(Jenderal Dwight D. Eisenhower)
From the quotations are not excessive if the artillery came to be called the most vital weapons systems, especially for the infantry. The quotations are so factual, as expressed directly by the people who know very well the function of these weapons. In short, the artillery is pembungkam enemy fire along the defensive line and most efektff crushing military installations.
These weapons have accompanied humans ever since the history of warfare there. Starting from the catapult, onager and cannon simple types: artillery can now be found in the form of mortars, cannons, howitzers, and rocket launcher.
(Articles and images sampled from Majalah Edisi Koleksi Angkasa XV)
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