Ordnance
Basic Information
This is the category of ranged weapons that need to be served by a crew and which may be mobile1 but cannot be portaged without extensive dismantling - if at all. This is the next category up from heavy weapons and contains such things as cannon, catapults and ballistae.
It will also contain other equivalent weapons such as Aerospace Bombs, Rockets and Guided Missiles.
Sometimes referred to as artillery, although this is not the sum total of the class.
Sources
Bibliography
1. full source reference
Game and Story Use
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