ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi, ðɪ ɐbɹˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən  "ˌɑːɹɹˌɛmˈɛl" ɪz ˈɔfən pɹˈiːfɪkst tə ðə ɡˈʌnz dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən; ɐ ɹˈaɪfəld bɹˈiːtʃ lˈoʊdɚ wʊd bˈiː "ˌɑːɹbˌiːˈɛl", ɔːɹ ˈɔfən dʒˈʌst "bˌiːˈɛl", sˈɪns smˈuːðboːɹ bɹˈiːtʃloʊdɪŋ ɑːɹtˈɪlɚɹi ɪz ˈɔːlmoʊst nˌɑːnɛɡzˈɪstənt ɛksˈɛpt ɪn tˈæŋk ɡˈʌnz.
In the case of artillery, the abbreviation  "RML" is often prefixed to the guns designation; a Rifled breech loader would be "RBL", or often just "BL", since smoothbore breechloading artillery is almost nonexistent (except in tank guns).