Nuclear artillery

I got off my horse and as I walked off to a corner, I could smell the fear in my men grow by the second. The time before the battle trembled down, but I knew that with this amount of fear we would never win. I got on top of a pillar and looked around, in the past two days my army decreased nearly by half. Every man was scared, I could see the look in their eyes as I stared at them and they stared back with great distress. I start to call the force lineup “Attionnnn…” And realized that the…

Battle Axes and Saws were were heavy bladed weapons that did the job, right. Axes would disable shields, body parts, and even splitting the skull with one fell swoop….literally. Axes are destructive and have the “ability to chop catapults and fully disable them with one chop.” Byam, Michele. Eyewitness : Arms and Armor. United States of America; Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Battle Axes were axes, but they were double sided making it even more dangerous….and heavy as well. It’s major weakness is…

Jess King Mr. Neill Physics 9 November 2016 The History of a Trebuchet Have you ever been curious to learn more about how such an immense machine, like the trebuchet, came to be? The creation of the trebuchet is believed to have been around the 12th century. However, the exact time period of the creation remains unknown. The trebuchet was said to have been created by soldiers, starting from scratch, so it may not have been so intimidating. However, it has continually progressed to improve…

Exhaustion, low reserves, and huge loss of life on both sides made both them realize the defensiveness needed. The troops were ordered to take cover in trenches which were meant to be temporary but proved to be otherwise. Between 1914 and 1918, the artillery had hydraulic mechanisms so they didn't have to be repositioned after every shot. They fired…

Sometimes artillery is known as “The Queen of the Battlefield” (Revolutionary war antiques). Artillery served as a vital role in the actions at Valley Forge due to the weapons power and range. Given the weigh and bulkiness of the cannons, it was very tough to move them from battlefield to battlefield without numerous amounts of personnel. The main cannons used during the Revolutionary War were the “mobile three pounder and the six pounder” (weapons used in the Rev. War). One of the major leaders…

As I looked around I saw trees and bright blue sky this day was like no other. I stared up into the sky as the first bird flew across it. I knew everything was going to go down hill fast. People from all different places ran from all corners of the land. They were yelling something. In some language I couldn't make out. But that didn't matter. As I took my first step onto the mossy ground and took a gasp of cold air I knew the battle had begun. Two weeks prior to the battle I was in my home.…

The Battle of Palo Alto SGT Appel, SGT Hill, SGT Young, Class 005-16 ALC NCOA An analysis of how the flying Artillery of Palo Alto has changed the modern battlefield: The creation of light and mobile field artillery had given the United States Army a potent weapon. By employing the use of light and mobile artillery, it has changed today’s battlefield by how we use Artillery to fully decimate or counter fire an enemy. Horse drawn cannons have paved the way for the modern day M109A6,…

Critical Review In this article written by Sarah Nilsen, “Be Sure you’re Right, Then Go Ahead”: The Davy Crockett Gun Craze, we learn her view of the way guns may have had an effect on childhood living. Throughout the article, Sarah refers several times to Walt Disney’s use of guns and Davy Crockett. To start off, she explains a brief history of the relationship between the NRA and Davy Crockett. She claims that the NRA used the iconic figure of Disney’s Davy Crockett to persuade society that…

become more sophisticated throughout the ages. They would start as simple as just charging into a field of chaos, to the use of corps; organized groups of soldiers based on their training and equipment. to the later on horrors of trench warfare and nuclear bombardment. Each age of warfare had their own individual tactics that would be useful for the technology that the specific eras had. some of the most brilliant tactics of their ages would include such tactics as the phalanx, guerrilla tactics…

combat operations in Iraq. During the entire ground campaign Task Force 1-41 including Company D, 9th Engineer Battalion and Company D, 317th Engineer Battalion, travelled over 200 Kilometers in 72 hours and destroyed 65 armored vehicles and 10 artillery pieces, while capturing over 300 enemy prisoners (Thomas, Frank,…