To: Talisker
The basic difference is that tanks are a line of sight weapon and artillery pieces are not. Artillery is dependent on some type of forward observer and utilizes trigonometry in delivering fire power great distances. Simple explanation for a complex firing solution.
An old adage is that the Artillery is the King of Battle as it places the "balls" (various ordinance) right where the Infantry (Queen of Battle) needs them!
7 posted on
02/19/2010 12:09:40 AM PST by
ImpBill
("America ... where are you now?" signed, a little "r" republican!)
To: ImpBill
You said it much better. Very good!
8 posted on
02/19/2010 12:12:54 AM PST by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: ImpBill
The basic difference is that tanks are a line of sight weapon and artillery pieces are not. Thanks, that rang my bell.
11 posted on
02/19/2010 12:14:23 AM PST by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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