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Russia returns heavy-calibre artillery to service
The Russian military has begun taking most of its heavy-calibre artillery systems out of storage, with the process starting in the second half of 2017 and likely to continue in 2018.
Previously mothballed systems such as the 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar and the 203mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled howitzer ...
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