artillery crews
Heavy weapons teams
Artillery crews are the teams of soldiers who operate large mounted firearms—cannons, howitzers, mortars, and similar weapons.
Each crew member has specific duties: loading, aiming, firing, or supplying ammunition.
The term emphasizes the coordinated teamwork required to operate weapons too large for one person: The artillery crews maintained steady fire throughout the night.
- gunnersThose who operate cannons
- cannoneersArtillery crew members
- howitzersHigh-angle artillery weapons
- shellsProtective outer layers
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
battery · fire mission · direct fire · fire · barrage · recoil · loading · breach · ammunition · shell casings · fieldpiece · mortar · ordnance · shelling · thunder · smoke · uniforms · trenches
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Ground combat soldiers
foot soldiers · infantry · ground troops · cavalry · naval personnel
artillery crewsshock troops
Elite offensive combat unit
frontline troops · point men · sappers · boarding parties · commandos
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