artillerymen
Heavy weapons soldiers
Artillerymen are soldiers who operate artillery—large mounted firearms like cannons, howitzers, and missile systems.
The term belongs to traditional military vocabulary: The artillerymen loaded the howitzer.
Modern usage often prefers gender-neutral alternatives like artillery crew or gunners.
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- field gunPortable military cannon
- batteryPortable electricity storage
ordnance · carriage · munitions · projectile · shell · caliber · breech · muzzle
Purpose or direction
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- elevationHeight above reference point
- rangeExtent of variation
- targetingSelecting as objective
ballistics · rangefinding · fire control · sighting · calibration · deflection · azimuth · coordinates
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
fire mission · suppression · counter-battery · siege · fire support · softening · enfilade · indirect fire
One who fires artillery
- battery commanderOfficer commanding artillery unit
- loaderOne who fills containers
- spotterSafety backup person
- forward observerSoldier directing distant fire
cannoneer · bombardier · rammer · sponger · driver · redleg · gun crew
cannon
Large mounted gun
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- field gunPortable military cannon
battery · ordnance · carriage · munitions · projectile · shell · caliber · breech · muzzle · limber
aim
Purpose or direction
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- elevationHeight above reference point
- rangeExtent of variation
targeting · ballistics · rangefinding · fire control · sighting · calibration · deflection · azimuth · coordinates · adjustment
barrage
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
volley · fire mission · suppression · counter-battery · siege · fire support · softening · enfilade · indirect fire · forward observer
gunner
One who fires artillery
- battery commanderOfficer commanding artillery unit
- loaderOne who fills containers
- spotterSafety backup person
forward observer · cannoneer · bombardier · rammer · sponger · driver · redleg · gun crew
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- Red ArmyRed Army, soldiers, riflemen, divisions, regiments
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- coastal artillerycoastal batteries, gun emplacements, heavy ordnance, Fort Sumter, Fort McHenry
artillerymeninfantrymen
Ground combat soldiers
infantry · foot soldiers · riflemen · skirmishers · cavalrymen