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Their compilations show the destruction of numerous artillery pieces, in one case knocking out 22 Russian howitzers in a week.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The Indian arsenal already includes some 155mm artillery pieces procured from Sweden and the United Kingdom.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Altogether, the marine brigades and supporting army units also wrote off around a thousand tanks, fighting vehicles, trucks and artillery pieces, according to a tally by WarSpotting, a collective that scours social media for evidence of wrecked vehicles in Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The Defense Ministry reported that BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems and artillery pieces had been sent to support forces fighting in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.
—Catherine Belton and Francesca Ebel The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Aug. 2024
Ukraine has about 100 105mm artillery pieces, the report said.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 20 June 2024
With the aid package announced on Friday, which included more artillery pieces and ammunition, as well as rockets for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), the U.S. has now committed more than $51 billion to Ukraine since Russia initiated the war.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 8 June 2024
Our most pressing needs are for hundreds of multiple-launch rocket systems and various 155-mm artillery pieces.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2022
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David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The Indian arsenal already includes some 155mm artillery pieces procured from Sweden and the United Kingdom.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Altogether, the marine brigades and supporting army units also wrote off around a thousand tanks, fighting vehicles, trucks and artillery pieces, according to a tally by WarSpotting, a collective that scours social media for evidence of wrecked vehicles in Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The Defense Ministry reported that BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems and artillery pieces had been sent to support forces fighting in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.
—Catherine Belton and Francesca Ebel The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Aug. 2024
Ukraine has about 100 105mm artillery pieces, the report said.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 20 June 2024
With the aid package announced on Friday, which included more artillery pieces and ammunition, as well as rockets for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), the U.S. has now committed more than $51 billion to Ukraine since Russia initiated the war.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 8 June 2024
Our most pressing needs are for hundreds of multiple-launch rocket systems and various 155-mm artillery pieces.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2022
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“Artillery pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artillery%20pieces. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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