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Record 1 2007-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
CONT

One way to understand the impact of IW [information warfare] on military thinking is to recall the evolution of mechanized warfare. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution made it possible to develop new weapons that were much more capable than anything produced before: mass-produced machine guns, steam-powered armored warships, long-range artillery capable of hitting targets from several miles away, and so on.

Key term(s)
  • long range artillery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)

Spanish

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