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34th Field Artillery Regiment
The 34th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. History After service in the ETO, as the 34th Field Artillery Bn, it was redesignated as 2nd Bn, 34th FA, based in West Germany during the Cold War. In 1969, it deployed to Fort Lewis, Washington as part of the 212th Field Artillery Group. It was a nuclear capable, 155mm self propelled unit, with three firing batteries of M109 Howitzers and a service battery. It was a REFORGER unit acting as a deterrent to the Warsaw Pact invading the Fulda Gap. The Battalion frequently conducted training exercises at McCord AFB for rapid deployment to its parent command, VII Corps, live fire exercises at the Yakima Firing Center. When the 9th Infantry Division returned from Vietnam in May 1972, its division. Artillery, the 1st Bn/34th FA Regiment replaced the 2/34 FA which was moved to Fort Knox, KY. All Battalions of the 34th are entitled to wear the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Artillery
Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden (often horses), the gun crews would usually march on foot, thus providing fire support mainly to the infantry. This was in contrast to horse artillery, whose emphasis on speed while supporting cavalry units necessitated lighter guns and crews riding on horseback. Whereas horse artillery has been superseded by self-propelled artillery, field artillery has survived to this day both in name and mission, albeit with motor vehicles towing the guns (this towed artillery arrangement is often called mobile artillery), carrying the crews and transporting the ammunition. Modern artillery has also advanced to rapidly deployable wheeled a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
