ASPECTS REGARDING THE USE OF FIELD ARTILLERY IN CONTEMPORARY OPERATIONS
ASPECTS REGARDING THE USE OF FIELD ARTILLERY IN CONTEMPORARY OPERATIONS
Author(s): Florin CotețSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: suppress the enemy; integrate fire support; weapon system;
Summary/Abstract: Throughout history, the mission of the field artillery was to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy with cannon, rocket, or missile fires and to integrate all fire support assets into the combined arms operations. Field Artillery has inflicted more casualties than any other weapon system on post-XIX-th century battlefields.More recently, field artillery proved its role on the battlefield în the Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom în Afghanistan, not to mention currently în Ukraine, where around 80 % of casualties are artillery related.
Journal: Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defence University (EN)
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 35-39
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English