The term artillery refers to any mounted gun or weapon that discharges missiles. The first example of artillery can be traced back to the Stone Age when there is evidence that prehistoric people used slings (probably made of animal hides or vines) to...

. Playing a major role in medieval warfare, artillery evolved parallel to the art of fortification. Although Roger Bacon introduced gunpowder to the West ca. 1260 and the English used cannon at Crécy in 1346, it took a further century of...

Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. This...

Asserting a right to self-defense, American forces in eastern Afghanistan have launched artillery rounds into Pakistan to strike Taliban fighters who attack remote U.S. outposts, the commander of U.S. forces in the region said Sunday.The skirmishes are politically sensitive because Pakistan's government, regarded by the...

Artillery fire and mortar shells rained down on Somalia's capital Saturday, killing and wounding untold numbers of civilians as government and Ethiopian troops tried to wipe out Islamist insurgents.The offensive, which started Thursday, has sparked the heaviest fighting in Mogadishu since the early 1990s. On...

The military fired mortar rounds and rockets deep into the barren Thoppigala region Tuesday as it fought to defeat the last pockets of Tamil Tiger resistance in eastern Sri Lanka.Thousands of Sri Lankan commandos and other soldiers were pursuing as many as 200 Tamil rebels...