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41 essential items an Army artillery soldier brings to battle

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 16:42

We got an inside look at how new United States Army field artillery soldiers are trained at the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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US Army orders more parts for M777 howitzers after their success on Ukrainian battlefields

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 07:55

Soldiers of the Ukrainian 55th artillery brigade operate on the frontline with a US made Howitzer M777 cannon amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A large swath of Donetsk region has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Russia has tried to expand its control here since the February 24 invasion. — Ukrainian forces fire a M777 howitzer in Bakhmut.
Pierre Crom/Getty Images

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For 250 years, US troops could tow their cannons around the battlefield. The war in Ukraine shows they won't have that luxury in the future.

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 18:17

Army soldiers M777 howitzer artillery — US soldiers move an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at a training area in Germany in March 2013.
US Army/Gertrud Zach

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As Ukraine and Russia burn through artillery shells, the US Army is looking for new highly precise rounds to fire from its extra-long-range cannons

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 18:23

Copperhead laser-guided precision artillery munition — A Copperhead laser-guided anti-tank 155 mm round striking in a test in February 1984.
US Army

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Ukraine is making fake artillery from sewer pipes, hoping to trick Russia into firing expensive drones and missiles at them

Mon, 09/11/2023 - 07:44

Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a US-supplied M777 howitzer — Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions using a US-supplied M777 howitzer in Kherson region, Ukraine, in January 2023.
AP Photo/Libkos

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The war in Ukraine is pushing Russia away from its WWII-style artillery strategy, and experts say it's 'a concerning trend'

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 07:03

Russian artillery — Russian troops fire an artillery piece during exercises in the Rostov Region in April 2020.
REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

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Inside the US Factory making Ukraine's most important ammo

Sun, 08/06/2023 - 09:39

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Ukraine's offensive is bearing down on Russian forces, but Chinese artillery could still bail Moscow out

Wed, 08/02/2023 - 07:03

Chinese artillery — Chinese artillery troops during a live-fire test in Anhui Province in October 2021.
Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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Ukraine has 14 kinds of howitzers to batter Russian forces, but each gun brings a new problem for Kyiv

Tue, 08/01/2023 - 07:07

Ukraine artillery M777 howitzer — Ukrainian troops fire a M777 howitzer near Zaporizhzhya on July 16.
Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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European militaries are emptying their arsenals to send heavy-duty howitzers to Ukraine

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 18:03

French Caesar self-propelled howitzer — A French Caesar self-propelled howitzer fires into the Middle Euphrates River Valley in December 2018.
US Army/Sgt. 1st Class Mikki Sprenkle

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