This dimension marks whether a weapon system is still in active service, retired or still in development. Wikipedia notes that something repurposed or enhanced for war "is termed weaponized," a status that, like active service itself, can change over the life of a weapon system. Browsing by service status separates weapon systems still in use from those retired.
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1. War and Military Atlas Periodization
InteractiveAtlas owner ruling registerWar and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, weapon-system has a live Ancient subcategoryQuote, War and Military DataBrief, SubLabel convention paragraph, weapon-system has a live Ancient subcategory
Ancient below 500 CE, Medieval 500 to 1499, Early Modern 1500 to 1774, Modern 1775 onward (the 1775 cutover, not the round year 1800, matches the American Revolutionary War already being tagged Modern in the live data).
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