Back مدفع ميدان Arabic Feldkanone German Field gun English Cañón de campo Spanish Välisuurtükk Estonian توپ صحرایی Persian Canon de campagne French תותח שדה HE Cannone da campagna Italian 野砲 Japanese
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A field gun is an artillery piece. The term was first used to describe smaller guns that could be taken with an army while marching. In battle the field gun could be quickly moved about the battlefield as needed. Guns installed in a fort, siege cannon and mortars were too large to be moved quickly, and would be used only in a long siege.
Napoleon used field guns with very large wheels that allowed them to be moved quickly even during a battle. By moving the guns from place to place during the battle, formations of enemy soldiers could be broken up to be handled by the infantry wherever they were massing, dramatically increasing the overall effectiveness of the infantry.