Abstract
This article discusses the role of artillery in fire systems as a part of Joint Fire Support (JFS). The purpose of this article is to outline the functions, place and role of artillery as a component of JFS during operation and indicate important elements of JFS planning in the context of artillery. The article is mainly based on an analysis of the artillery of NATO and the USA. The author used theoretical research methods such as analysis and synthesis of information comprised in literature and source materials and the inference method to develop this article. The article described the main tasks and function of artillery in FS, the role and place of JFS in operation and selected elements of JFS planning. Artillery will executed fire support to create conditions that provide the supported commander freedom of action. Planning, coordinating and employment of all allocated JFS assets are essential parts of JFS. This is crucial to execute deconflict and avoid fratricide.
Highlights
Contemporary military operations are characterized by high intensity
Joint Fires (JF) that assist air, land, maritime, cyberspace, and special operations forces to move, maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, cyberspace, electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), and key waters are included in Joint Fire Support (JFS)
Artillery as land-based Indirect Fire System (IFS) units are always subordinated in the Land Component Command
Summary
Contemporary military operations are characterized by high intensity. Join Fire Support (JFS) plays a vital role in the modern battlefield. Joint Fires (JF) that assist air, land, maritime, cyberspace, and special operations forces to move, maneuver, and control territory, populations, airspace, cyberspace, electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), and key waters are included in JFS. JFS may contain, but is not limited to, manned and unmanned fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and tiltrotor aircraft; naval surface fire support; artillery, mortars, rockets, and missiles; and other effects of some cyberspace attack, space control operations, electronic attack, and other capabilities to create nonlethal effects. The article is mainly based on an analysis of the artillery of NATO and the USA. Theoretical research methods such as analysis and synthesis of information comprised in literature and source materials and the inference method were used to develop the article. Due to the complexity of the problem, the author decided to limit the scope of the presentation to the most visible difficulties
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