How to Explain Gun Powder Weaponry's Relevance to Military Warfare

This article explains how relevant gunpowder weaponry is to the art of warfare.

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1. The introduction of gunpowder weaponry has had a huge impact on the art
   of warfare. The introduction of gunpowder weapons offered the competent
   military leader numerous military options in regards to strategy and tactics in the military arena. Military formations were forever changed by the development and implementation of gun powdered weapons. Gun powder weapons upgraded and heavily influenced the way the military was organized on a strategic and tactical level. Constant training with gun powder weaponry offered huge dividends to military leaders who wished to make their nations military internationally viable and dominant. The introduction of gun powder weaponry enhanced the leadership abilities of competent military leaders even though it also made them more vulnerable to attacks from the enemy. The introduction of gun powder weaponry was the largest technological advance
   to the art of warfighting. This can be verified by careful study of the following areas:
2. Leadership and technology- The most competent military leaders had to be estatic upon the arrival of gun powder weaponry technology, as it offered them huge tactical and strategical advantages and in some cases, offered them the opportunity for survival when death would seem an insurmountable obstacle for these leaders and their troops in future wars. The use of guns would make it easier for infantryman to close in and make contact with enemy troops by the use of interlocking fire and quick sweeping movements by elite troops. This gave infantry leaders the ability to control the movement and flow of the battle which is almost always tantamount to victory in war if it can be sustained and properly taken advantage of.
3. Training- To gain the full advantage of gun powder weaponry, proper training would be a must have in any competent army. Troops would have to train with gun powder weaponry in various tactical and strategic formations to best aid the army. This type of training would also help the trainers in making the proper assessment of troops who go through this training in regards to where they would fit in the army.
4. Organizations- Gun powder weaponry offers the military of a nation the opportunity to secure and upgrade all of its units assuming they would be staffed with soldiers properly trained in the use of gun powder weaponry . After the introduction of gun powder weaponry the failure of an army to use this stratagem was a sure indicator that they would not be militarily viable or competent in the future.
5. Formations and tactics - the introduction of gun powder weaponry increased the type of tactical configurations of formations to be used by the army. The use of gun powder weaponry also increased the speed in which these formations could be used. Gun powder weaponry also gave military the option of using diverse synchronized formations simultaneously to confuse, penetrate and eliminate enemy forces tactically from various angles and directions.
6. Weaponry- The introduction of gun powder weaponry gave the military the ability to wage war with violent efficiency whether using large-scale conventional forces or small elite type units properly trained in the use and implementation of gun powder weaponry. Gun powder weaponry also gave the military the ability to determine the range and manner of its attack due to the various sizes and configurations of gun powder weaponry.