. The warfare of to-day. ble, in conse-quence of their high trajectories, to take underfire objectives on a reverse slope. As a result ofthe great explosive force of their projectiles, theycan destroy highly organized works. High-powered artillery includes pieces whichare moved on railways or towed by function is to shoot at places of tacticalimportance, or at elements of hostile artillerywhich the field artillery has been unable to de-stroy, thanks either to their great distance, orto their protective works. The most important of the longer guns are of14, 16, 19, 24, 2], 32 cm.,
. The warfare of to-day. ble, in conse-quence of their high trajectories, to take underfire objectives on a reverse slope. As a result ofthe great explosive force of their projectiles, theycan destroy highly organized works. High-powered artillery includes pieces whichare moved on railways or towed by function is to shoot at places of tacticalimportance, or at elements of hostile artillerywhich the field artillery has been unable to de-stroy, thanks either to their great distance, orto their protective works. The most important of the longer guns are of14, 16, 19, 24, 2], 32 cm., 305 and 340 mm.; theprincipal shorter guns are the 370 and 400 Each of these different kinds of artillery re-quires a personnel that has been thoroughlytrained not only in its own special branch ofartillery, but even in particular functions inconnection therewith. The artilleryman chargedwith serving a 155-mm. gun has nothing in com-mon, but the name, with the artilleryman whotakes his place in a trench. 42. A PIECE OF FIELD ARTILLERY UNDER A SHELTER
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