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The Different Parts of the Army
Artillery
It was an important branch of mughal army. Earlier mughal rulers
made good use of it. It was used by babur to achieve an empire
Hindustan.
Mughal artillery consisted of heavy cannons and light artillery.
Heavy cannon were very expensive and very heavy for
transportation. Used in battlefield was also somewhat risky. They
were dragged by elephants to battlefields. They were slow to load
and sometimes exploded, killing the crew members.
Light artillery was most useful in battle field. They were mainly
made up of bronze and drawn with horses. This also included
camel bear swivel guns. They were very effective in battlefield.
Navy
It was the weakest and poorest branch of the Mughal
military. The Empire did maintain warships, however they
were relatively small. The fleet also consisted of transport
ships. The Navy's main duty was controlling piracy, but
they also were used in war.[1
