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Aircraft artillery was first used for ground attack roles during World War I.A notable user of aircraft artillery was the fighter ace René Fonck. Airships were used with some success, mostly used to harass cities, [1] but after the development of incendiary ammunition they were stopped being used due to the fire igniting the hydrogen used for the Zepplins.
Aircraft artillery has been in use since the first world war. One of the most notable aircraft artillery platforms is the AC130 . List of artillery platforms used on aircraft with a calibre larger than 37 mm .
In 2022, S-60s were used by Ukraine in the war with Russia not in their original anti-aircraft role but as indirect-fire artillery. In this role they were reported to have an effective range of 6.1km. [9] In 2023, images surfaced of a T-55 armed with an AZP S-60 Anti Aircraft gun in place
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Ordnance QF 13 pounder World War I horse artillery & later anti-aircraft gun BL 15-pounder gun turn of the century field gun Ordnance BLC 15 pounder early World War I field gun (the BL 15-pounder gun adapted with a recoil buffer and recuperator similar to the 13-pounder)
Artillery has been one of primary weapons of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery itself has been continually improved and redesigned to meet the evolving needs of the battlefield. This has led to a multitude of different types and designs which have played a role in ...
This list of artillery catalogues types of weapons found in batteries of national armed forces' artillery units.. Some weapons used by the infantry units, known as infantry support weapons, are often misidentified as artillery weapons because of their use and performance characteristics, sometimes known colloquially as the "infantryman's artillery" [1] which has been particularly applied to ...
40 mm light field gun later adapted for use by aircraft 2 cm FlaK 30 Nazi Germany: 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 cm FlaK 38 Nazi Germany: 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 2 cm Flakvierling 38 Nazi Germany: 20 mm quad anti-aircraft gun 2 cm Gebirgsflak 38 Nazi Germany: 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 2A6 Russia: 152 mm field gun 2A19 Russia: 100 mm anti-tank gun