Artillery Russia for more than six centuries, is the main firepower of the country.The first gun when Dmitry Donskoy was overseas, but in the XV century was established domestic production of guns.In order to organize the defense of the company (so-called "cannon house") was brought Aristotle Fioraventi - the famous founder and architect.
Russian masters learned a lot from foreign experts, and then exceeded them.The guns of the time, in addition to his fighting qualities were often real works of art, they cast real artists such as the legendary master Chokhov.
Regular artillery Russia, like many other kinds of troops, was founded by Peter the Great.Autocrat bombardirsky commanded a company of the Preobrazhensky Regiment for 11 years, his efforts contributed to the organization of training, and the gunners, which was manifested in many brilliant victories of Russian arms.
During the Second World War, the Soviet artillery was the most powerful in the world.
As the reactive technologies emerged the opinion that the gun as a means to engage manpower and equipment of the enemy out of date.After the Korean War, cases of large-scale use of artillery units for a long time did not have, but time has shown that their role unfairly understated.
Modern Russian artillery combined with organizational missile forces.The functions of the MF & part of the destruction point and area targets at low and medium range using conventional ammunition and spetszaryadov.
combat experience in Afghanistan and Chechnya showed that the aircraft, despite its advantages, usually carries only a third of the tasks on remote destruction of targets, the rest of the work falls on the artillery.Regardless of the weather conditions and time of day, the gun can produce accurate shooting.It is also important that the cost of artillery shot incomparably lower than the missile launch.
precision fire guidance provided by ACS, which in its present form provides fully automated topographic mapping and navigation orientation.The use of computer technology greatly reduces the consumption of ammunition and increases the efficiency of the use of fire fighting equipment.
Russian rocket artillery began its history with the Guards mortars "Katyusha", proved its crushing force during the Great Patriotic War.
tactical complexes "Iskander", standing in service today capable of hitting targets small size, protected by means of electronic countermeasures.The range of their actions exceeds 280 kilometers.
Russian artillery is divided by their functional and technical base of the gun, howitzer, anti-tank, mortar, including units, Management and Intelligence.It also includes anti-missile systems, large-caliber rocket launchers, tactical missiles short and medium range.
organizational structure, which is organized by Russian artillery, provides for the separation of functions between the ground command headquarters, BCMCS coast, airborne troops, border guards (mainly mortar units) and internal troops.
frames for the Russian artillery prepared nine military special educational institutions across the country, including the Cadet Corps.
