History of Artillery

There is a whole bunch of different artillery but the most commonly known artillery are mortars. Mortars have been around for at least a hundred years. Mortars originally were used for siege warfare. Mortars lob big shells up into the air and when they hit the ground they explode on impact. Mortars were originally heavy and not transportable, however they have improved a lot. Today there is whole bunch of different mortars even mortars that you can move around. Artillery also includes cannons that have barrels as long as 81 miles. Artillery was made so long ago we can't find an exact date on when the first artillery was made but we know it originated as just simple cannons and then evolved into what it is now.