Can Artillery Shells Be Intercepted?

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There Are Two Primary Responses to Long-Range Artillery: Interceptions and Strikes. Interceptions Involve Firing One's Own Shells to Hit the Incoming Shells...

Can Artillery Shells Be Intercepted?

There are two primary responses to long-range artillery: interceptions and strikes. Interceptions involve firing one's own shells to hit the incoming shells, as the Iron Dome

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does. Strikes involve destroying the artillery itself, using means such as cannons, rockets, missiles and fighter aircraft.

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