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== Artillery in Science Fiction ==
== Artillery in Science Fiction ==
*In [[Warhammer 40,000]] the Basilisk Artillery Cannon and Tau Skyray Gunships
*In [[Warhammer 40,000]] the Basilisk Artillery Cannon and [[Tau]] Skyray Gunships


[[Category: Real Technology]]
[[Category: Real Technology]]

Revision as of 03:18, 21 July 2010

Artillery weapons are designed to launch projectiles at distant targets, using a high-arcing trajectory to shoot over intervening obstacles. Artillery weapons can be cannons or rocket-propelled warheads. Artillery weapons are typically deployed in substantial numbers, allowing them to saturate large areas of a battlefield with explosive ordinance. Proper use of artillery requires a forward observer of some kind to locate targets and relay information about their position and movements to the weapon operators.

Artillery in Science Fiction