Artillery

Weapons: US military ‘supergun’ fires an artillery shell more than 43 MILES

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A ‘supergun’ being trialled by the US military has successfully fired an artillery shell to hit a precise target at a distance of more than 43 miles (70 kilometres) away. Breaking the record for the longest precision-guided cannon shot in history, the ‘extended-range cannon artillery system’ was tested at a firing range in Arizona. The … Read more

How a 5ft 5in Royal Artillery officer become the first woman Paratrooper

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Eyes ablaze, the Gurkha glared menacingly at Captain Rosie Wild. She had never been in a fist fight before.  Now the 5ft 5in Royal Artillery officer was going toe-to-toe with a male opponent in one of the British Army’s most brutal challenges – a minute-long, no-holds-barred boxing match known as ‘milling’. Within seconds, a barrage of … Read more