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artillery

[ahr-til-uh-ree] / ɑrˈtɪl ə ri /


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Helmut Rauch, chief executive of the defense unit at Diehl Group, a German company making missiles and artillery shells, said that despite Europe’s recent increases in explosive production, the supply of RDX is a concern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Howitzers are put together from metal subsystems, such as the barrel, the breech mechanism the shell is loaded into and hydraulics that reduce recoil when artillery fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

After serving in a front-line artillery unit in Korea, Vern tried his hand at dry farming, which depends entirely on rain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Hooker faced Lee across the river, and he had under his command 134,000 men and twice as many artillery pieces.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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