BRITISH ARTILLERY IN WORLD WAR 2

 The field artillery organisation, tactics, gunnery methods and regiments of the Royal Artillery and the artilleries of British
 Welcome to this site
The information here is
for those with an
interest in 20th century
artillery.
You might be:
A war gamer seeking
fidelity
A military historian
trying to escape the
limits of the direct fire
horizon (it can be
difficult to make this
escape)
A modern Gunner
interested in some
background to the
business
A student with a history
project
Someone with an
interest
A veteran going to tell
me where I'm wrong
Commonwealth
 This site comprises many pages about the field artillery branch of the Royal Artillery, mostly in the
first half of the 20th Century and primarily World War 2.  It provides comprehensive and reliable
information from reliable sources
The World War 2 information consists of a main account the Royal Artillery's Methods in World War 2
and other linked pages covering many areas in more detail. These are listed on the Directory page.
 Most of the information applies to the artilleries of Commonwealth countries, at least until the
1960's,  with little or no change.
The Fire Control information divides the 20th Century into six eras, with a page for each and five
pages covering specialist aspects across all the eras.  World War 2 is one of the eras.  
Pieces cover topics outside the scope of World War 2 or Fire Control, although some cover several
decades including World War 2.  In particular they cover the evolution of counter-battery and artillery
intelligence during the 20th Century.
Introduction  provides a short description of the key features of the British artillery system that
differentiates it from those of other nations.
The Royal Artillery included anti-tank artillery for a decade including World War 2.  However, anti-
aircraft, coast defence and maritime artillery are not covered on this site.  Around one million people
served in the Royal Artillery in World War 2, but the only people mentioned are a small number of
distinguished artillery officers.  There is also a set of pages listing all British and Commonwealth
artillery regiments (less AA and Coast but including AGRAs and Air OP Squadrons) with dates,
superior formations and whereabouts.
To fully explore this site, which has around 75 pages, it's best to enter through the Directory page,
which will enable you to navigate around the site.  It lists the key pages and summarises their
content and provides Search and hints on how to use it.  Alternatively you could start at the list of
Main Features of British artillery in this period and follow the links.  

You're all welcome. Do note that this site uses the artillery terminology of the period, which sometimes differs from
modern usage.  Equivalent modern terms are given in the Glossary where appropriate.

This site is the product of extensive research in official documents and publications and a few other reliable sources.   It keeps
getting updated and expanded so you'll need to revisit. Don't forget to bookmark. 

 Site history.

 This site was first launched in February 2001, with additions and revisions throughout 2001 - 2016.
Copyright © 2001 - 2016  Nigel F Evans. All Rights Reserved.

Material from this site may be copied for free distribution providing acknowledgement of this source is given.

The author welcomes comments and questions     nfe@optusnet.com.au  

Nigel F Evans asserts his moral rights to the authorship of this site.