GDG- Siege Artillery

[James Cameron]

<< What are the differences between artillery and siege artillery, mortars 
and
siege mortars?  How is a Coehorn mortar different from a "regular" mortar?
Thanks,

Ron Chaplin  >>

Basically, size.  (I'm assuming that by "artillery" you mean field 
artillery.)  Field pieces are able to be moved by 4 or more usually 6 horse 
teams, and as the term implies operate with the army in the field, a light 
enough to maneuver and deploy on the same terrain.  Seige weapons are far 
heavier.  They are designed to be brought up only as needed, for static 
seige warfare not requiring mobility once emplaced.  Moving seige guns or 
mortars may require heavy draft animals, specially designed transporters, or 
in the case of the heaviest pieces, rail or water transportation.

A Coehorn mortor was simply a light mortar designed to be man-portable in 
the field.  Apart from size, it operated on the same principles as a heavy 
mortar.

Jim Cameron