“Lots of advantages to artillery vs. air power.”
No question air power is great, but being available 24/7, artillery is like special mail delivery tailored to user needs. If in range, on call delivery is limited to shot time. And arty guys are like second-cousins to the infantry.
“Artillery; settling battlefield brawls since the 14th century”.
Other than what I read way back when, Gerald Bull was so focused on his craft that he lost sight of good guys-bad guys. Bad guys, not hampered by political oversight, were able to fund his research. One side or the other couldn’t let that stand.
As I recall, some in the U.S. intellegence agencies attempted to put him out of business.
Without the U.S or allies willing to work with him (blackballed), he turned to other customers.
And artillery is on-call, 24/7 in ANY weather.