Artillery Brigades
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Artillery Brigades are specialized military formations equipped and trained to provide heavy fire support using large-caliber guns, howitzers, or rocket systems in support of ground forces.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artillery brigade | 0 |
| U.S. Army artillery brigades | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery unit
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| canBe |
mixed artillery formation
ⓘ
self-propelled artillery formation ⓘ towed artillery formation ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
brigadier general
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ |
| engagesWith |
conventional munitions
ⓘ
indirect fire weapons ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artillery battalion
ⓘ
fire direction center ⓘ headquarters battery ⓘ logistics unit ⓘ support company ⓘ target acquisition unit ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRole |
fire support
ⓘ
indirect fire ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Cold War era
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ modern conflicts ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
airborne artillery units
ⓘ
field artillery battalions ⓘ mountain artillery units ⓘ multiple launch rocket systems ⓘ |
| operatesIn | land warfare ⓘ |
| performs |
close support fire
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counter-battery fire ⓘ interdiction fire ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| requiresCapability |
ballistic computation
ⓘ
communications ⓘ fire control ⓘ logistics support ⓘ target acquisition ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
brigade
ⓘ
tactical formation ⓘ |
| supports |
armored units
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| typicalHigherFormation |
army
ⓘ
corps ⓘ division ⓘ |
| usedBy | many national armies ⓘ |
| uses |
artillery
ⓘ
howitzers ⓘ large-caliber guns ⓘ rocket artillery systems ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
U.S. Army artillery brigades