Cannoneer

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Gun crew of Polish Bofors 37 mm gun (AT bn, 10th Motorized Bde, 1939):
1. Cannoneers (fuse, ammunition and charge)
2. Gunner (team leader)
3. Gun pointer (dep. gunner)
4 Loader

Cannoneer is a term for an artillery gunner, first recorded in the 16th century. Current titles for a soldier in the United States Army is a 13B (thirteen bravo) M.O.S. (military occupational specialty code), a "cannon crewmember," or shortened to "cannoneer." These "artillery-men" support infantry units in training and in battlefield are an integral part of combat operations ranging from urban to jungle terrains. An artillery Private is known as a Kanonier in German and Polish, a Kanonnier in Dutch, and a Канонир in Russian; today, these would likely be rendered in English as "cannon."

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