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Direct Fire to Indirect Fire: Changing Artillery for The Future?
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Title
Direct
Fire
to
Indirect
Fire
:
Changing
Artillery
for The
Future
?
Subcollection
The
Interwar
Years
:
1919-1939
Description
In
1907
the
artillery
community
initially
codified
indirect
fire
concepts
learned
during
the
period
between
the US
Civil
War
and the
Russo-Japanese
War
. These
initial
concepts
identified
the
scientific
elements
of the
indirect
fire
problem
.
Widespread
distribution
of the
new
doctrine
throughout
the
artillery
community
did
not
occur
until
forces
were
committed
into
combat
in
France
.
Because
the US was not a
party
to the
war
in
Europe
during
the
early
years
of
World
War
I
, the
American
people
and its
Army
remained
isolated
from the
war
. By
choosing
isolationism
as a
national
policy
the
President
and the
Congress
chose
not to
fund
preparations
for the
massive
build-up
that
occurred
in
1917
.
U.S
.
artillery
entered
the
war
in
France
lacking
both
the
equipment
and the
experience
necessary
to
provide
effective
indirect
fire
.
Lessons
learned
from
World
War
I
were
captured
in
artillery
notes
,
doctrinal
manuals
and in the
findings
of
post
World
War
I
boards
. The
findings
and
lessons
learned
from
World
War
I
continue
to
influence
artillery
doctrine
today
. The
codification
of the
science
of
artillery
has
benefited
both
maneuver
and
artillery
units
because
the
science
of
artillery
has
improved
the
accuracy
of the
weapons
employed
.
Likewise
the
application
of
meteorology
, and
radars
improved
the
science
of
artillery
and,
thus
, was
implemented
rather
effectively
. The
application
of
new
technology
such
as
radios
,
computers
and
MLRS
has
provided
new
capabilities
that
must
be
incorporated
in
future
artillery
doctrine
.
While
the
MLRS
community
has
applied
these
new
technologies
to
change
doctrine
, the
cannon
community
has been
slow
to
adopt
new
procedures
and
organizational
structures
.
Consequently
, the
conditions
shaping
today's
artillery
decisions
are
similar
to
conditions
that
allowed
the
United
States
artillery
to
enter
World
War
I
unprepared
.
Author
MAJ
.
Dave
Wellons
Publisher
School
of
Advanced
Military
Studies
Date
May
15
,
2000
Type
Text
Format
Monograph
Identifier
ADA 389830
Rights
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Audience
Students/Faculty/Staff
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