Rules of artillery employment in combat operations

Abstract

The article presents evolution and formation of rules of artillery employment in combat operations. The first part of the article addresses a process of shaping the rules of artillery employment over hundreds of years of its development. The second part is devoted to a doctrinal approach currently adopted by the Missile Forces and Artillery. In the final section, the author proposes adopting new rules shaped during recent armed conflicts and still have a significant impact on combat effectiveness of artillery.

Keywords

• rules
• artillery
• combat operations
• armed conflicts