How does an artillery weapon work?

Answer 1

Any gun, from artillery to pistols, use the same technology: When a trigger of some kind is pulled, a pin hits the base of a cartridge. A small cap at the base makes a spark which ignites gunpowder stored inside.

Now, the gunpowder doesnt explode, like a lot of people think. Instead, its kind of like a quick burn, releasing a lot of gas in a small amount of time. How does this fire the bullet?

Think of a champagne bottle, the concept is the same. Take a champagne bottle and shake it up, and eventually it will pop the cork. The actual champagne is the gunpowder, and the cork is the bullet; when the gasses from the burnt up gunpowder pushes that bullet out of the cartridge.

Now the modern artillery "bullet" is special in that it can explode right above the ground. This kills more enemy soldiers than one that just hits the ground and explodes. Theres a whole elaborate system of how to aim it, but you'll have to do that research on your own if you want to know about it ;)

And that's the short, easy version of how the artillery, or basically any gun, works. There are more factors out there, but you'll find it if you really try. That's all!