WWII Howitzer

There were three basic types of artillery used by American forces in WWII.  Guns or cannons were low trajectory, high velocity weapons that were used for direct fire.  Tanks were armed with them.  Mortars were used to lob small shells..  Howitzers, like in the picture, were high trajectory, medium velocity Read more…

Horse-Drawn Artillery

This is a picture of horse-drawn artillery.  This type of mobile artillery was developed during the Thirty Years’ War by the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus.  In the Civil War, a unit consisted of the cannon on two wheels and an ammunition carrier called a caisson.  It was usually pulled Read more…