>>...When I was in the Army infantry, they called us the “Queen of Battle” which, if I’m being honest, I always thought was a little weird.

From my reading on 14th century through Napoleonic era warfare, artillery was called the "Queen of Battle", probably because it was so effective against square phalanx massed formations. It's a major reason we aren't all (at least nominally) Catholic as the Swedes used it effectively against anti-reformation forces trying to 'reclaim' Protestant Europe for the church (well, and their own power). The most effective was 'flying artillery' (super mobile - for the day; horses not oxen) that was usually either right at the point of contact or *in front* of the infantry they were supporting. Not a job I'd want.

That said, I'd thought that Ukranian artillery was scooting less because of a need to stay under protective netting making lancets less likely to take a gun out. Or maybe that's just the 'lightweight' 777s(?)