artillery

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During the first weeks of Russia’s Starlink outage, Ukraine was able to push the Russians back from the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, the regional capital, sparing the city from assaults from most artillery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

It has opened new munitions plants across the continent, including the largest in Europe in northern Germany last year, which will be able to produce 350,000 artillery shells a year by 2027.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

According to the 2026 National Defense Strategy and budget reconciliations, the U.S. inventory of AMRAAMs, artillery, and Javelins is moderate to healthy.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The artillery horses threw their weight against their collars.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes