page_title: Field artillery
hierarchical_section_title: Field artillery
caption_attribution_description: English: French Napoleonic artillery battery. Photo taken during the 200th anniversary reenactment of the battle of Austerlitz. Deutsch: Französische Artilleristen (Reenactment-Darsteller aufgenommen während des 200. Jahrestags der Schlacht). Español: Batería francesa napoleónica. Recreación histórica en el 200 aniversario de la batalla de Austerlitz. Русский: Французская Батарея 1805. Norsk bokmål: Reenactment er en form for historisk rollelek for voksne. Her blir slaget ved Austerlitz i 1805 gjenskapt i 2000. Slaget ved Austerlitz i 1805 gjenskapt som reenactment i 2000.
context_page_description: Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement.
  Until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden, the gun crews would usually march on foot, thus providing fire support mainly to the infantry. This was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback.
  Whereas horse artillery has been superseded by self-propelled artillery, field artillery has survived to this day both in name and mission, albeit with motor vehicles towing the guns, carrying the crews and transporting the ammunition. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled and tracked vehicles and precision delivered munitions capable of striking targets at ranges between 15 and 300 kilometers.
context_section_description: Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement.
  Until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden (often horses), the gun crews would usually march on foot, thus providing fire support mainly to the infantry. This was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback.
  Whereas horse artillery has been superseded by self-propelled artillery, field artillery has survived to this day both in name and mission, albeit with motor vehicles towing the guns, carrying the crews and transporting the ammunition. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled and tracked vehicles and precision delivered munitions capable of striking targets at ranges between 15 and 300 kilometers.
caption: French Napoleonic artillery battery. Photo taken during the 200th anniversary reenactment of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805.
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