Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... equipment of its own . All these items , plus the personnel to operate them , and the pioneers , blacksmiths , armourers , transport and drivers , came under the praefectus fabri , who was respon- sible to the commander - in - chief ...
... equipment of its own . All these items , plus the personnel to operate them , and the pioneers , blacksmiths , armourers , transport and drivers , came under the praefectus fabri , who was respon- sible to the commander - in - chief ...
Page 144
... equipment . Thousands of cannon , muskets , uniforms , pulley - blocks and barrels of gunpowder enabled the Royal Navy to keep the seas in all weathers , continually practising tactics and exercising the great guns , while the British ...
... equipment . Thousands of cannon , muskets , uniforms , pulley - blocks and barrels of gunpowder enabled the Royal Navy to keep the seas in all weathers , continually practising tactics and exercising the great guns , while the British ...
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... equipment . The former category includes underground silos , vertical tubes 25-50 metres deep ( depending on the length of the rocket ) , and surrounded by the necessary apparatus for launch . All that is visible above ground is an ...
... equipment . The former category includes underground silos , vertical tubes 25-50 metres deep ( depending on the length of the rocket ) , and surrounded by the necessary apparatus for launch . All that is visible above ground is an ...
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