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"Classification of German Artillery" from Tactical and Technical Trends
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CLASSIFICATION
OF GERMAN ARTILLERY
It has been reported from a British source that the Germans have made
the following changes in nomenclature as applied to artillery classification.
New Term | |
Old Term | |
Translation |
Leichte | |
Leichte | |
Light |
Mittlere | |
Schwere | |
Medium |
Schwere | |
Schwerste | |
Heavy |
Schwerste | |
Ueberschwere | |
Superheavy |
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