"Artillery Doctrine 1890-1922" Topic
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| KTravlos | 23 May 2016 3:25 a.m. PST |
Do you have any suggestions for a reading charting the changing artillery doctrines in the 1890-1920 period, especially ones that look at its use in conflicts between 1890-1920, if possible beyond just WW1. With Respect
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| Martin Rapier | 23 May 2016 3:44 a.m. PST |
I suppose the two obvious trends are: 1. the replacement of direct with indirect fire as the primary mode of operation
2. the (short lived) rise of the Infantry Gun but I'm not aware of any one survey which covers that specific period in terms of artillery tactics, although most books on WW1 artillery will make some mention of pre-war tactics and then mention the rapid transition to semi or fully indirect firing positions in 1914. |
ChrisBBB2  | 23 May 2016 4:22 a.m. PST |
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| cosmicbank | 23 May 2016 5:13 a.m. PST |
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| GreenLeader | 23 May 2016 8:15 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Gudmundsson's book. In my (humble) opinion, the biggest change between 1890 and 1914 was the introduction of the hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism, first seen on the French 75. As well as permitting much greater rates of fire (as the gun did not need to be dragged back into place after each shot) it permitted the fitting a gun shield to protect the crew from rifle fire. |
| KTravlos | 04 Jun 2016 2:15 p.m. PST |
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