Explore the evolution of artillery, from ancient cannons to America’s formidable M777 Howitzer. Join Wil Willis as he uncovers the secrets behind the lethal accuracy, versatility and firepower of these fearsome weapons.
00:00 Intro
01:35 M777 Howitzer
10:20 History Of Artillery
11:35 Swedish Leather Cannon
17:18 Napoleon’s Artillery
18:20 American Civil War
23:30 Driggs 1 pounder
28:20 WW1
30:20 WW2
31:30 Pack Howitzer
34:00 M119 Howitzer
36:00 Self-Propelled Howitzer
36:45 M109 howitzer
42:20 Nuclear Artillery
43:00 M101 Howitzer
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HIMAR has changed all that. As it can double back on it's self. To hit even the opening on the other side of the hill..
King of Battle!!
Decent documentary. Artillery deserves it's "atta-boys"!
You missed the M-110 8" self propelled howitzer.
South African G6-Rhino 155mm anybody ?
The only thing they have is lots of bodies
No damn way those water buckets were 200yds. They were maybe 75 if that lol.
Drag Queen Story Hour is a CRUCIAL requirement for gun crew certification!
Lead Styphonate. Primer compound I wish I could make and become a billionaire overnight
Whisky whiskey your drunk
Gotta love artillery. The bigger the better!
Red Legs!
The Ukrainians have them and even them are impressed by the power of this artillery gun
Looks like I picked the wrong field to park my car in.
They forgot the French 75MM.
Animating the m982 round flattening out and flying and turning then going straight down is a little disingenuous guys, cmon
Never knew you could see the rounds heading down range. Sadly this is outdated. While the M777 is great at fighting technologically inferior foes the Russia/Ukraine conflict is re-writing everything we know. Drones may well have replaced artillery. The FOO is replaced by a drone with camera and your shells replaced with kamikaze drones. M777, Abrams, Leopards, Bradleys and Challenger 2s all burning, and at sea water based drones taking out Russian ships. Best to train for the NEXT war, not the past ones. We are at a technologically pivotal game changing time.
Great show! As a retired Gunner I served on M105 and M109. Ubique!
Now all the US has to do is grow a spine and send some to Ukraine. Australia sent all theirs.
Where is the German PZH2000, currently the best piece of artillery
Ferdinand got left out?
YOUR m1a1 Mission was BS the gun wasnt in action … shame on your armorer … also m1a1 are in use today in the Ukraine 2024
Great show! As a retired Gunner I served on M105 and M109. Ubique!
g5 g6 all the way
The German 88mm killed more people than any other artillery piece in history.
This looks like fun. Proper team work needed.👍
el
Retired gunner 🇬🇧 worked lance missile,light gun, FH70 & AS90 and also air defence systems javelin & rapier
I feel like a cave man for saying this, but that car boom at the end was awesome!
as a german: now where is the big artillery the title promises? puny little toy guns. XDXDXD
I don’t think a shell hit that car. I don’t think any shells were fired at that car. Just saying.
I was in SSG Rivera's first unit. We both re-enlisted to stay in First Infantry. Alpha Battery was a Brotherhood. 1-7 FA was a Fraternity we had to know our unit history and military protocol. Serving in that unit was the square foundation of my military career. I'm so proud of Rivera for making the Artillery his career.
Incredible
whiskey whiskey…
777 to grat na wojnie na Ukrainie! Ruskie rozwalają to po pierwszym strzale! Radar artylerji znajdzie stanowisko lub dron i jest po stanowisku! Amen! Może w Afganistanie. Nic poza tym!
Crew of 10? Titanium? 9000 pounds? Sorry, outdated, overpriced and a waste of titanium.
Forward observers are a highly prized target for snipers.
The ENIAC (development began in 1942, introduced in 1946) was not the first computer, it was the German Zuse Z3 (development began in 1938, introduced in 1941). The German army phased out such field guns decades ago. We have the Panzerhaubitze 2000 and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) mobile weapon system, which only requires five respectively three operators instead of ten. It's also strange to see that artillerymen don't wear hearing protection.
americans had nothing good to do in life but to mess others life