Editing Artillery (section)

===Types of ordnance===
The types of cannon artillery are generally distinguished by the velocity at which they fire projectiles.
Types of artillery:
[[File:PzH2000.Ger.jpg|thumb|right|[[German Army]] [[PzH 2000]] self-propelled artillery]]
* [[Cannon]]: The oldest type of artillery with direct firing trajectory.
* [[Bombard (weapon)|Bombard]]: A type of a large calibre, muzzle-loading artillery piece, a cannon or mortar used during sieges to shoot round stone projectiles at the walls of enemy fortifications.
* [[Falconet (cannon)|Falconet]] was a type of light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller [[Round shot|shot]] than the similar falcon.
* [[Swivel gun]] is a type of small cannon mounted on a swiveling stand or fork which allows a very wide arc of movement. Camel mounted swivel guns called [[zamburak]] were used by the [[Gunpowder Empires]] as self-propelled artillery. 
* [[Volley gun]] is a gun with multiple single-shot barrels that [[volley fire]]d simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Although capable of unleashing intense firepower, volley guns differ from modern [[machine gun]]s in that they lack [[Action (firearms)#Autoloading operation|autoloading]] and [[automatic fire]] mechanisms 
* [[Siege artillery]]: Large-caliber artillery that have limited mobility with indirect firing trajectory, which was used to bombard targets at long distances. 
**[[Large-calibre artillery]].
* [[Field artillery]]: Mobile weapons used to support armies in the field. Subcategories include:
** [[Infantry support gun]]s: Directly support infantry units.
** [[Mountain gun]]s: Lightweight guns that can be disassembled and transported through difficult terrain.
** [[Field gun]]s: Capable of long-range [[direct fire]]s.
** [[Howitzer]]s: Capable of high-angle fire, they are most often employed for [[indirect-fire]].
** [[Gun-howitzer]]s: Capable of high or low-angle fire with a longer barrel.
** [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]]s: Typically muzzle-loaded, short-barreled, high-trajectory weapons designed primarily for an indirect-fire role.
** [[Gun-mortar]]s: Typically breech-loaded, capable of high or low-angle fire with a longer barrel.
** [[Tank gun]]s: Large-caliber guns mounted on [[tank]]s to provide mobile direct fire.
** [[Anti-tank artillery]]: Guns, usually mobile, designed primarily for direct fire to destroy [[armored fighting vehicle]]s with heavy [[vehicle armor|armor]].
**[[Anti-tank gun]]: Guns designed for direct fire to destroy tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
** [[Anti-aircraft artillery]]: Guns, usually mobile, designed for attacking [[aircraft]] by land and/or at sea. Some guns were suitable for the dual roles of anti-aircraft and anti-tank warfare.
** [[Rocket artillery]]: Launches [[rocket (weapon)|rocket]]s or [[missile]]s, instead of shot or shell.
* [[Railway gun]]: Large-caliber weapons that are mounted on, transported by and fired from specially-designed [[railway wagon]]s.[[File:MuseeMarine-canonBronze-p1000434.jpg|thumb|Naval cannon, early 19th century]]
* [[Naval artillery]]: Guns mounted on [[warship]]s to be used either against other naval vessels or to bombard coastal targets in support of ground forces. The crowning achievement of naval artillery was the [[battleship]], but the advent of air power and missiles have rendered this type of artillery largely obsolete. They are typically longer-barreled, low-trajectory, high-velocity weapons designed primarily for a direct-fire role.
* [[Coastal artillery]]: Fixed-position weapons dedicated to defense of a particular location, usually a coast (for example, the [[Atlantic Wall]] in World War II) or harbor. Not needing to be mobile, coastal artillery used to be much larger than equivalent field artillery pieces, giving them longer range and more destructive power. Modern coastal artillery (for example, Russia's [[130 mm coastal defense gun A-222|"Bereg"]] system) is often self-propelled, (allowing it to avoid [[counter-battery fire]]) and fully integrated, meaning that each battery has all of the support systems that it requires (maintenance, targeting radar, etc.) organic to its unit.
* [[Aircraft artillery]]: Large-caliber guns mounted on [[attack aircraft]], this is typically found on slow-flying [[gunship]]s.
* [[Nuclear artillery]]: Artillery which fires [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear shells]].

Modern field artillery can also be split into two other subcategories: towed and [[Self-propelled artillery|self-propelled]]. As the name suggests, [[Field artillery|towed artillery]] has a prime mover, usually an [[artillery tractor]] or truck, to move the piece, crew, and ammunition around. Towed artillery is in some cases equipped with an [[Auxiliary power unit|APU]] for small displacements. Self-propelled artillery is permanently mounted on a carriage or vehicle with room for the crew and ammunition and is thus capable of moving quickly from one firing position to another, both to support the fluid nature of modern combat and to avoid counter-battery fire. It includes mortar carrier vehicles, many of which allow the mortar to be removed from the vehicle and be used dismounted, potentially in terrain in which the vehicle cannot navigate, or in order to avoid detection.