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Just weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian troops began running out of ammunition for their aging Soviet-era artillery.
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John Ismay, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Indeed, following the October 7 attacks, the Islamist militias in Southern Lebanon rained rockets and artillery down on Israeli territory from areas supposedly under UNIFIL control.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
But most military analysts say the stark reality is that Russia's army is simply much larger, fielding with more men, more artillery, more shells.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent decades have also seen radar and radio used to detect artillery launches and triangulate their exact position, allowing counter-battery systems to hit the source of fire.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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John Ismay, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Indeed, following the October 7 attacks, the Islamist militias in Southern Lebanon rained rockets and artillery down on Israeli territory from areas supposedly under UNIFIL control.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
But most military analysts say the stark reality is that Russia's army is simply much larger, fielding with more men, more artillery, more shells.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent decades have also seen radar and radio used to detect artillery launches and triangulate their exact position, allowing counter-battery systems to hit the source of fire.
—Justin Ling, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Artillery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artillery. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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