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Artillery is playing a vital role in Ukraine

And Western countries are rolling out the big guns

RUSSIANS INVADE UKRAINE -- MARCH 10, 2022: 02 Maxar multispectral closeup satellite imagery of artillery firing in Ozera, Ukraine - near Antonov Airport. 11march2022_wv2. Please use: Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies.

OTHER FLASHIER devices get more attention. The tank-busting Javelin is the star of various memes. The Turkish TB2 drone has its own catchy song. But no weapon has been more important in the war in Ukraine than artillery–and it is likely to become even more significant still in the coming weeks.

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