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  • 21artillery — ordnance, *armament, materiel, munitions, arms, ammunition …

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  • 22artillery — [n] weaponry or military unit arms, battery, bazooka, big guns*, cannon, cannonry, force, gunnery, heavy stuff*, munitions, ordnance, rainmakers*, stovepipe, weapons; concepts 322,500 …

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  • 23Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …

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  • 24artillery — /ahr til euh ree/, n. 1. mounted projectile firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms. 2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons. 3.… …

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  • 25Artillery of World War I — The artillery of World War I was used to counter the trench warfare that set in shortly after the conflict commenced, and was an important factor in the war, influencing its tactics, operations and incorporated into strategies that were used by… …

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  • 26Artillery battery — Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of guns, mortars, rockets or missiles so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and… …

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  • 27Artillery game — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation) Artillery is the generic name for either early two or three player (usually turn based) computer games involving tanks fighting each other in combat or similar derivative games. Artillery …

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  • 28Artillery observer — An artillery observer is a soldier responsible for directing artillery fire and close air support (ground attack by aircraft) onto enemy positions. Because artillery is an indirect fire weapon system, the guns are rarely in line of sight of their …

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  • 29Artillery Brigade (Finnish Army) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Tykistöprikaati caption=The Colour of the Artillery Brigade dates= 26 May 1794–1809: Kungliga finska artilleriregementet (Royal Finnish Artillery Regiment) 1918–1952: Kenttätykistörykmentti 1 (Field Artillery… …

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  • 30Artillery of the Nguyen Lords — The artillery of the Nguyen Lords, the family that ruled southern Vietnam from the late 1500s to the late 1700s, and the precursor of the Nguyen Dynasty, was an important component of their military success in repelling attacks from the rival… …

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