| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | add | increase range setting |
| 2. | adjustment | correction of artillery fire |
| 3. | airburst | explosion above the ground |
| 4. | at my command | fire only when ordered |
| 5. | azimuth | horizontal direction angle |
| 6. | barrage | continuous concentrated artillery fire |
| 7. | barrel | long metal tube of gun |
| 8. | battery | artillery unit of several guns |
| 9. | bearing | direction to an object |
| 10. | bombardment | sustained artillery attack |
| 11. | bore | inside of the barrel |
| 12. | bracket | range bounds around target |
| 13. | breech | rear part of a gun |
| 14. | carriage | frame supporting the gun |
| 15. | cease fire | stop firing immediately |
| 16. | chamber | rear space holding charge |
| 17. | charge | measured propellant for a shot |
| 18. | check fire | temporarily halt firing |
| 19. | cook-off | accidental firing from heat |
| 20. | coordinates | numbers locating a position |
| 21. | counterbattery | fire against enemy artillery |
| 22. | danger close | friendly troops are very near |
| 23. | defilade | cover from enemy fire |
| 24. | deflection | horizontal aiming correction |
| 25. | depression | downward angle of the gun |
| 26. | dispersion | spread of shot impacts |
| 27. | displacement | moving gun to new position |
| 28. | drop | decrease range setting |
| 29. | dud | round that fails to explode |
| 30. | elevation | upward angle of the gun |
| 31. | emplacement | prepared gun position |
| 32. | fire for effect | full fire on target |
| 33. | fire mission | assigned artillery firing task |
| 34. | firing pin | pin that strikes primer |
| 35. | flechette | small dart-like projectile |
| 36. | forward observer | observer near the front |
| 37. | fuze setter | tool for setting fuze time |
| 38. | grid | map coordinate system |
| 39. | gunner | person who aims or fires gun |
| 40. | hangfire | delayed ignition after trigger |
| 41. | harassing fire | sporadic fire to disturb enemy |
| 42. | HE | high-explosive ammunition |
| 43. | headwind | wind blowing from ahead |
| 44. | howitzer | large artillery gun with short barrel |
| 45. | illumination | light-producing artillery round |
| 46. | impact | strike of projectile on target |
| 47. | interdiction | fire to disrupt movement |
| 48. | lanyard | cord used to fire gun |
| 49. | lay | set gun on target |
| 50. | left | impact falls left of target |
| 51. | limber | two-wheeled artillery support vehicle |
| 52. | map | drawn representation of terrain |
| 53. | mask | obstruction blocking fire |
| 54. | maximum ordinate | highest point of trajectory |
| 55. | meteor | weather data for firing |
| 56. | mil | angular unit for aiming |
| 57. | misfire | failure of round to fire |
| 58. | muzzle | front end of a gun |
| 59. | neutralization | fire reducing combat effectiveness |
| 60. | on the way | projectile has been launched |
| 61. | over | shot lands beyond target |
| 62. | payload | contents carried by a round |
| 63. | prime mover | vehicle that tows artillery |
| 64. | primer | ignites the propellant charge |
| 65. | propellant | material that drives projectile forward |
| 66. | proximity fuze | fuze triggered near target |
| 67. | quadrant | angle setting for elevation |
| 68. | range | distance to the target |
| 69. | recoil | backward movement after firing |
| 70. | registration | adjusting fire onto known point |
| 71. | repeat | fire same data again |
| 72. | revetment | protective earth wall |
| 73. | rifling | spiral grooves inside bore |
| 74. | right | impact falls right of target |
| 75. | round | single unit of ammunition |
| 76. | safety | device preventing accidental firing |
| 77. | salvo | simultaneous firing of several guns |
| 78. | shell | projectile fired by artillery |
| 79. | short | shot lands before target |
| 80. | shot | round has been fired |
| 81. | sight | device used for aiming |
| 82. | spade | metal foot anchoring carriage |
| 83. | splash | rounds about to impact |
| 84. | target | object or area aimed at |
| 85. | time fuze | fuze exploding after delay |
| 86. | trail | rear support arm of carriage |
| 87. | trajectory | path of a projectile |
| 88. | traverse | side-to-side gun movement |
| 89. | tube | gun barrel |
| 90. | unitary | single-piece artillery ammunition |
| 91. | unlimber | prepare gun for firing |
| 92. | up | gun is ready to fire |
| 93. | velocity | speed of the projectile |
| 94. | vent | opening for ignition access |
| 95. | VT fuze | proximity-triggered artillery fuze |
| 96. | warhead | explosive section of a munition |
| 97. | white phosphorus | smoke-producing incendiary munition |
| 98. | windage | wind effect on projectile |
| 99. | wire | field communication line |
| 100. | zero | set sights to reference point |
