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Land warfare or ground warfare is the process of military operations eventuating in combat that takes place predominantly on the battlespace land surface of the planet.[1]
Land warfare is categorized by the use of large numbers of combat personnel employing a diverse set of combat skills, methods and a wide variety of weapon systems and equipment, conducted in diverse terrains and weather environments. Land warfare, by the virtue of being conducted in defence of urban and rural population areas, dominates the study of war, and is a focus for most national defence policy planning and financial considerations.
Land warfare in history has undergone several distinct transitions in conduct from large concentration of largely untrained and irregularly armed populace used in frontal assaults to current employment of combined arms concepts with highly trained regular troops using a wide variety of organisational, weapon and information systems, and employing a variety of strategic, operational and tactical doctrines.
Combat vehicles provide the means to mobilize heavy firepower to engage opposing forces including other combat vehicles. Combat vehicles are usually equipped for driving in rugged terrain. They are usually protected against other common threats with armor and other countermeasures.
Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. The term also describes ground-based troops with the primary function of manning such weapons. Sometimes known as "The King of Battle" or "the GOD of war" as called by Stalin. The word is derived from the Old French verb attilier, meaning "to equip".
This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the passage of ships using their ability to deny access through the threat of coastal fire. It also includes land-based field artillery. With the advent of powered flight at the start of the 20th century, artillery also included ground-based anti-aircraft batteries.
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Further reading
Christopher Tuck. Understanding Land Warfare. London–NY: Routledge, 2014.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Land warfare news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Land warfare or ground warfare is the process of military operations eventuating in combat that takes place predominantly on the battlespace land surface of the planet 1 Land warfare is categorized by the use of large numbers of combat personnel employing a diverse set of combat skills methods and a wide variety of weapon systems and equipment conducted in diverse terrains and weather environments Land warfare by the virtue of being conducted in defence of urban and rural population areas dominates the study of war and is a focus for most national defence policy planning and financial considerations Land warfare in history has undergone several distinct transitions in conduct from large concentration of largely untrained and irregularly armed populace used in frontal assaults to current employment of combined arms concepts with highly trained regular troops using a wide variety of organisational weapon and information systems and employing a variety of strategic operational and tactical doctrines Although the land combat in the past was conducted by the combat arms of the armed forces since World War II it has largely involved three distinct types of combat units infantry armour and artillery These arms since the Age of Sail have used amphibious warfare concepts and methods to project power from the seas and oceans and since the wide introduction of military transport aircraft and helicopters have used airborne forces and vertical envelopment to the variety of doctrines used to prosecute warfare on land Contents 1 Land forces 1 1 Infantry 1 2 Combat vehicles 1 3 Artillery 2 Combined arms 3 By landscape and climate 4 Notes 5 Further readingLand forces EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Land warfare news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Land forces include personnel weapons platforms vehicles and support elements operating on land to accomplish assigned missions and tasks 2 Infantry Edit Main article Infantry Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses ships automobiles skis cargo planes or other means Combat vehicles Edit Main article Combat vehicle Combat vehicles provide the means to mobilize heavy firepower to engage opposing forces including other combat vehicles Combat vehicles are usually equipped for driving in rugged terrain They are usually protected against other common threats with armor and other countermeasures Examples of combat vehicles include main battle tanks infantry fighting vehicles and self propelled artillery Artillery Edit Main article Artillery Historically artillery from French artillerie refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war The term also describes ground based troops with the primary function of manning such weapons Sometimes known as The King of Battle or the GOD of war as called by Stalin The word is derived from the Old French verb attilier meaning to equip This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the passage of ships using their ability to deny access through the threat of coastal fire It also includes land based field artillery With the advent of powered flight at the start of the 20th century artillery also included ground based anti aircraft batteries Combined arms EditMain article Combined arms Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects such as self propelled artillery mechanized infantry aircraft and so forth By landscape and climate EditArctic warfare Desert warfare Jungle warfare Mountain warfare Urban warfareNotes Edit Kott Alexander 2018 08 24 Ground Warfare in 2050 How It Might Look Archived from the original on June 1 2022 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Department of Defense Definition of Land Forces Archived from the original on 2007 03 14 Retrieved 2006 08 12 Further reading EditChristopher Tuck Understanding Land Warfare London NY Routledge 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Land warfare amp oldid 1120067447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
