Artillerymen of the US 2nd Infantry Division fire 105mm M3 howitzer at targets in Brest, Brittany, North-Western France; July, 1944.

Artillery in action

The crew of an American M7 self-propelled gun named Bronx Bomber ("Priest") fires smoke shells for target designation for fighter-bombers, in France; June 12, 1944.

Firing smoke spotter shells

Soldiers of 141st Infantry Regiment, US 36 Infantry Division use a FlaK M31(r) anti-aircraft gun, captured near Offendorf, Germany, to fire directly on German positions on the opposite side of Rhine river. The gun is missing its scope which is why the aiming is done through its barrel.