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To: Homer_J_Simpson

What would “artillery ammunition” mean in that day?


11 posted on 05/14/2009 6:44:53 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ( Seeking the truth here folks.)
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To: PeterPrinciple
What would “artillery ammunition” mean in that day?

As far as I know "artillery" has always only meant big guns.

2,000,000 rounds per year works out to almost 6,400 per day assuming a six-day week. I guess that is not unreasonable. I wonder how many 88mm rounds they used.

12 posted on 05/14/2009 7:32:22 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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