M46 Patton driven up a ramp to increase gun elevation for use as indirect fire artillery [GIF] Using MBTs as artillery is possible, but not such a great solution. If it is all that you got then you will use it. But in most cases tanks as artillery are used from higher areas like hills or mountains. Tanks use High Explosive rounds that deal similar damage as artillery rounds, but tank fire support is used for direct fire, while artillery fire is used as indirect fire support. Through history we s