在上世纪末、美国陆军就已经提出转型计划,并着手建设未来目标部队,其主要特征是实现“机动与火力一体化”。然而在转型的道路上,支援火力装备发展相对滞后成为陆军的一块心病。炮兵曾经是美国陆军的主要火力支援手段,然而,炮兵在波斯尼亚和阿富汗战争中的表现不值一提,在伊拉克战争中依然表现平平,甚至连“十字军战士”计划也于新世纪之初被终结。为此,有军事专家分析,倘若没有有效的改革措施,曾经在两次世界大战中扮演主角的炮兵部队将走向没落。 At the end of the last century, the United States Army had already proposed a plan for a transition and embarked on the task of building a future-oriented target force. Its main feature is the realization of “mobility and firepower integration.” However, on the road of restructuring, the relative backwardness of supporting firepower equipment has become a piece of heart disease of the army. Artillery was once the main force of support for the United States Army. However, the performance of artillery in the war in Bosnia and Afghanistan was not worth mentioning and remained mediocre in the Iraq war. Even the plan of the “Crusader” The beginning was terminated. To this end, some military experts have analyzed that the artillery units that once played a major role in the two world wars will decline if there is no effective reform measure.