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Command is the authority to allocate resources, typically by assigning artillery formations or units.
Typically, the former mostly provide close support to manoeuvre units while the latter may provide close support and or depth fire, notably counter-battery.
Generally, ' direct support ' also means that the artillery unit provides artillery observation and liaison teams to the supported units.
General support units may be grouped into artillery formations for example, brigades even divisions, or multi-battalion regiments, and usually under command of division, corps or higher HQs.
Artillery command may impose priorities and constraints to support their combined arms commander's plans.
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