Day 1,119: artillery

Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapons.

Artwork of the day 
A Battery Field Artillery, New South Wales
Tom Roberts
Date: 1896
Style: Impressionism
Genre: battle painting

Word of the day 
artillery: very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that uses these

Quote of the day
“As it says in the Bible, God fights on the side with the heaviest artillery.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress