Artillery and Battalion

Artillery

Artillery noun - Large firearms (as cannon or rockets).

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Battalion and artillery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Battalion" instead a noun "Artillery".

Nearby Word: artillerist

Battalion noun - A large body of men and women organized for land warfare.

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Artillery and battalion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artillery" instead a noun "Battalion".

special	special artillery	special battalion
light	light artillery	light battalion
large	large artillery	large battalion
main	main artillery	main battalion
Other adjectives: imperial, flying, modern, soviet, armored, incoming, airborne.

In the modern era it has only gotten worse, as a battery of modern rocket artillery with just six vehicles can wipe out a battalion of tanks or regiment of infantry in a single firing cycle.

Source: Death from Above
Highlights include 150 soldiers, not all of whom were even experienced soldiers, achieving "tactical stalemate" against Syrian forces consisting "of one infantry brigade, one tank battalion, two armoured vehicle battalions, and one artillery battalion."

Source: Badass Israeli
Battalion. Consists of two to six infantry companies or artillery batteries.

Source: Useful Notes / Common Military Units

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