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medium artillery [′mē·dē·əm är′til·ə·rē] (ordnance) Artillery which includes guns of caliber greater than 105 millimeters but less than 155 millimeters, and howitzers of caliber greater than 105 millimeters but not greater than 155 millimeters. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1941, while in Regina, he joined the army and served in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals attached to a medium artillery regiment; he saw action in France, Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Germany. At the time, in January 1995, medium artillery (120-mm to 152-mm) systems used in storming Grozniy proved not effective enough in engaging rebel fighters defending buildings in the downtown area; owing to the absence of concrete penetrating ammunition, RF forces failed to destroy a bridge that was used to provide supplies to rebel fighters and to ensure their evacuation. As shown in Figure 2, the Neues Heer's Reaction Force Division will have an artillery brigade, consisting of one self-propelled/TA battalion and one medium artillery rocket system (MARS) battalion (Figure 3). |
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