A barrage is massed artillery fire from one or more guns that is designed to meet a goal.
Parameters
(1) firing rate
(2) goal
(3) shell selection
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Rounds per Minute
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Firing Rate
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6-7
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light
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30
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medium
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>= 50
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heavy
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Goal:
(1) destructive or suppressive
(1a) pinpoint vs area bombardment
(1b) other artillery = counterbattery
(2) supporting a troop assault
(2a) lifting (stops)
(2b) creeping/rolling/moving (increasing in distance)
(3) defensive
(3a) box, static, standing
Shells may be:
(1) high explosive
(2) armor piercing/penetrating
(3) antipersonnel
(4) mixed (cluster)
The shell fuse determines if the shell explodes:
(1) on impact
(2) proximity
(3) airburst
