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The Forward Observer in WWII Eric Alan Wisbith Artillery Organization and Doctrine The mission of the artillery is to suppress, neutralize, or destroy targets in order to support the maneuver element in an attack, and to provide counterbattery fire in order to ensure fire superiority. This, in a nutshell, is the reason artillery exists. Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, the artillery doctrine of the U.S. Army underwent a revolutionary change, complementing General Marshall’s vision of the Army as a lighter, more mobile, and flexible force to defeat the Wehrmacht. This change fro