
Ian Vernon Hogg
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LOCATION: Upton-upon-Severn, United Kingdom
Freelance writer. Editor, Jane's Infantry Weapons; Jane's Security and Counter-Insurgency Yearbook. Author of A History of Artillery; Illustrated Encyclopedia of Artillery.
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Artillery, in military science, crew-served big guns, howitzers, or mortars having a calibre greater than that of small arms, or infantry weapons. Rocket launchers are also commonly categorized as artillery, since rockets perform much the same function as artillery projectiles, but the term…
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