The "long out the barrel (tube, to artillerymen)" is not true; I conducted a number of firing tests over the years that demonstrated that muzzle velocity is strongly affected by recoil movement. I even found that a mortar fired from the back of a Light Armored Vehicle had different muzzle velocities for each angle away from the long axis of the vehicle because of suspension deflection/amount of air in the tires!
Advances in first-round precision can even make good old (and cheaper) HE fuze Quick one-shot wonders (("15 mile snipers") using advanced aiming and fire control and very uniform muzzle velocities.
Got over 40 years in artillery!
"Got over 40 years in artillery!"
I'm amazed that Ukrainians are able to get direct hits on tanks and APCs etc. with artillery. Can they be that good without some type of guidance support?. …….
Since you have the experience, what is your professional opinion of how well the Ukrainian artillery is working? Ukraine is trying to make everything they do look good for the cameras as information warfare. It still looks like their artillery really is performing somewhere between extremely and insanely well.