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Size matters: KNDS pitches long-barreled artillery for 60-kilometer base range

The 155mm howitzer is equipped with a girthy 58 caliber gun tube, about 12% longer than the 52 caliber barrels common in ...
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Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa

URUMA CITY, Okinawa — Japanese troops exploded 461 U.S.-made shells off the coast on Thursday, the latest in a continuing stream of World War II leftovers that turn up on the former island ...