History
The armored artillery is the overall concept of a unit of artillery which, instead of with drawn guns or self-propelled guns , is equipped with heavy howitzers. The design of the chassis with caterpillar tracks is usually that of a battle tank included in original or modified form, bath and turret are fundamentally different because of the different requirements from those of a battle tank. This form of artillery has the advantage that it has a quick change of the firing positions allowed before the enemy artillery can take this under fire, and that it provides the crews with fire armor protection.
Importance today
The tasks of the artillery lie in fighting enemy point or area targets (enemy artillery, equipment and moving targets). In the depths of space in front of their own lines Modern detection techniques of firing artillery guns cause widespread displacement drawn artillery pieces through the armored artillery. A mobile gun permits rapid change of position after a barrage before enemy artillery locations and to be in the position under fire.The commander has a way of focusing on the battlefield form quickly and flexibly or to relocate. Here, the autonomy of the fire control and navigation, as well as the mobility and the large number of available types of ammunition critical to their use value.
The modern armored artillery has usually about explosives, light, fog, and Bomblett endphasengelenkte bullets .
Often in the western armies is U.S. M109 howitzer from the 60s used years, is the latest model of the Bundeswehr Howitzer 2000 . Latest Russian model is the 2S19 . The armored howitzer 2000 achieved with standard ammunition a range of 30 km, with range-enhanced ammunition it has a maximum range of 56 km.
