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    Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability...
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    The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that...
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    rocket, artillery, and mortar, abbreviated C-RAM or counter-RAM, is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming rockets, artillery, and mortars...
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    Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency...
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  • Artillery has been one of primary weapons of war since before the Napoleonic Era. Several countries have developed and built artillery systems, while artillery...
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    Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position. Within...
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    Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire...
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    military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit or multiple systems of artillery, mortar systems, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers,...
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    guns include "AA", "AAA" or "triple-A" (abbreviations of "anti-aircraft artillery"), "flak" (from the German Flugzeugabwehrkanone), "ack-ack" (from the...
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    The Regiment of Artillery is a combat/fighting arm of the Indian Army, which provides massive firepower during all ground operations of the Indian Army...
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  • Rocket artillery is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars. Note that the "Calibre" of rocket projectiles...
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    Nuclear artillery is a subset of limited-yield tactical nuclear weapons, in particular those weapons that are launched from the ground at battlefield...
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  • Siege artillery (also siege guns or siege cannons) are heavy guns designed to bombard fortifications, cities, and other fixed targets. They are distinct...
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    The artillery of World War I, improved over that used in previous wars, influenced the tactics, operations, and strategies that were used by the belligerents...
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    The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS, /ˈhaɪmɑːrz/) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States...
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  • The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (French: Le Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne) is the artillery personnel branch of the Canadian Army...
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  • Mughal artillery included a variety of cannons, rockets, and mines employed by the Mughal Empire. This gunpowder technology played an important role in...
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    The United States Field Artillery The "U.S. Field Artillery March" played in 1944 by the Boston Pops Problems playing this file? See media help. The United...
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    The 56th Artillery Command is a two-star command of the United States Army that serves as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for U.S. Army Europe and...
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  • The Artillery is a formation of the Singapore Army, comprising four active battalions—the 20th, 21st, 23rd and 24th Battalions—and an undisclosed number...
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    The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Russian: Гла́вное раке́тно-артиллери́йское управле́ние...
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    An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target...
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    HaEsh" 282nd Artillery Brigade "Golan" 425th Artillery Brigade (Field Artillery School) 209th Artillery Brigade "Kidon" 213th Artillery Brigade "HaTkuma"...
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  • An artillery brigade is a specialised form of military brigade dedicated to providing artillery support. Other brigades might have an artillery component...
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    Regiment (section Artillery)
    special forces units), and the artillery units of the British Army are known collectively as the Royal Regiment of Artillery, which is sub-divided for operation...
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    other military or civilian decorations or ribbon bars. The Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy (‹See Tfd›Russian: Михайловская военная артиллерийская...
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  • and were created by the supporters of Royal Artillery (Portsmouth) Football Club, a British Army artillery regiment team, who were the most popular and...
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  • light artillery saber was a saber of about 42 inches in length with a curved, single-edged blade and iron scabbard. The U.S. Model 1840 light artillery saber...
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    Field Artillery Regiment, participated in a massive artillery preparation. Around 300 guns from multiple countries participated in the artillery barrage...
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    still used for an artillery or mortar projectile in some European languages. Shells are usually large-caliber projectiles fired by artillery, armoured fighting...
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