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few thoughts on Artillery from those who KNOW:
· "The speed, accuracy and devastating power of American Artillery won confidence and admiration from the troops it supported and inspired fear and respect in their enemy." --General Dwight D. Eisenhower
· "An as their firin' dies away, the 'usky whisper runs, from lips that 'aven't drunk all day: 'The guns! Thank Gawd, the guns!'" --Rudyard Kipling
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"Do not forget your
dogs of war, your big guns, which are
the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings." --
· "Artillery conquers and infantry occupies." --J.F.C. Fuller
· "Guns will make us powerful, butter will only make us fat." --Hermann Goering
· "In many situations that seemed desperate, the artillery has been a most vital factor." --General Douglas MacArthur
· "The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners." --Field Marshal Montgomery
· "Nothing is more destructive than the charge of artillery on a crowd." --Napoleon
· "God fights on the side with the best artillery." --Napoleon
· "I do not have to tell you who won the war. You know, the artillery did." --General George S. Patton
· "The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm." --General John J. Pershing
· "Artillery is the god of war." --Stalin
· "Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them, Volley'ed and thundered." --The Charge of the Light Brigade
· "The work for giants...to serve well the guns!" --Walt Whitman
· "Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield." --Winston Churchill
· "Be sure to give them everything you've got with your artillery. That's the best arm you have." --General Douglas MacArthur turning over command of USAFFE to General Jonathan M. Wainwright
· "The guns are hot and smoking, and there's blood upon the trail. Keep the shrapnel shooting forward, bursting to the front like hail. Do your duty like a soldier; let the beggars know that we are sending what's expected, from the Field Artillery." --From Keep Them Rolling, words by Colonel Gerald E. Griffin, sung to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic
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"The wars of the future
will be decided by artillery. Troops
can be replaced in times of need; big
guns must be made in times of peace." --
· "If you don't have enough artillery, quit." --General Richard Cavasos
· "There is no other arm of the service whose efficiency is so directly dependent upon its officers as is the Field Artillery." --Major General William J. Snow, Chief of Field Artillery, 1917
· "Success in combat depends in large part on how quickly and accurately firepower is brought to bear on the enemy." --General Earle G. Wheeler
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"Upon my honor I speak
the truth. American Artillery-one of
the wonders of the Revolution." --General Marquis
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"Formerly, to win a
victory, the fighting force needed only courage and strength; today
it must have artillery." --
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"A little more grape,
Captain Bragg." --General Zachary Taylor, Battle of
· "The best and steadiest troops can seldom be made to advance under the fire of even a few well-served pieces of artillery." --General Gilmore, American Civil War
· "Artillery succeeded where, otherwise, we would have failed." --General Charles P. Summerall
· "Artillery captures the terrain, which infantry has only to occupy." --French General Petain, World War I
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"While the
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"Modern warfare demands
of the artilleryman a perfect
technical knowledge of his weapon and a thorough understanding of its tactical
employment." --General John J. Pershing, in a letter dated