Soviet Artillery

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Soviet Artillery was the extensive and powerful branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for providing heavy fire support through a wide range of guns, howitzers, rocket launchers, and related systems, playing a crucial role in Soviet military doctrine and operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery branch
military branch
alsoKnownAs Red Army Artillery
linked to: Soviet Artillery

Soviet Ground Forces Artillery
linked to: Soviet Artillery
associatedWith Soviet deep operations theory
massive pre‑assault barrages
country Soviet Union
doctrine centralized fire control
deep battle doctrine
emphasis on massed fires
extensive use of rocket artillery
equipmentType anti‑aircraft guns
anti‑tank guns
heavy mortars
multiple rocket launchers
self‑propelled guns
self‑propelled howitzers
towed guns
towed howitzers
influenced Warsaw Pact artillery forces
artillery doctrine of many developing countries
notableOperation Battle of Berlin artillery bombardment
linked to: Battle of Berlin

Battle of Kursk artillery preparation
Operation Bagration artillery support
notableSystem 122 mm howitzer M‑30
130 mm field gun M‑46
152 mm gun‑howitzer D‑20
152 mm howitzer‑gun ML‑20
240 mm mortar M‑240
2S1 Gvozdika self‑propelled howitzer
2S19 Msta‑S self‑propelled howitzer
2S3 Akatsiya self‑propelled howitzer
2S4 Tyulpan 240 mm self‑propelled mortar
2S5 Giatsint‑S self‑propelled gun
76 mm divisional gun ZiS‑3
BM‑13 Katyusha multiple rocket launcher
BM‑21 Grad multiple rocket launcher
linked to: BM-21 Grad

BM‑27 Uragan multiple rocket launcher
BM‑30 Smerch multiple rocket launcher
linked to: Smerch
organizationalElement artillery battalions
artillery brigades
artillery divisions
artillery reconnaissance units
artillery regiments
rocket artillery units
partOf Ground Forces of the Soviet Union
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces
role counter‑battery fire
destruction of enemy fortifications
fire support
support of defensive operations
support of offensive operations
status disbanded as separate Soviet institution after 1991 dissolution of the USSR
timePeriod Cold War era
linked to: Cold War

World War II era
interwar period
post‑World War II period
usedInConflict Arab–Israeli wars (via Soviet‑supplied clients)
Eastern Front of World War II
Korean War (via North Korean and Chinese forces supplied by USSR)
Second World War
linked to: World War II

Soviet–Afghan War
Vietnam War (via Soviet‑supplied North Vietnam)
Winter War
usedTechnology artillery radars
centralized fire‑direction centers
forward observers
sound ranging

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Chief Marshal of the branch usedIn Soviet Artillery
Red Army coastal artillery cooperatedWith Red Army field artillery
linked to: Soviet Artillery
Soviet Artillery alsoKnownAs Red Army Artillery
linked to: Soviet Artillery
Soviet Artillery alsoKnownAs Soviet Ground Forces Artillery
linked to: Soviet Artillery
Chongar offensive militaryBranchInvolved Red Army artillery units
linked to: Soviet Artillery