How To Use Artillery fire In A Sentence
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To cease ( artillery fire ) in an area.
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Ammunition stocks disappeared as artillery fired projectiles far in excess of prewar projections.
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From ahead came the rumble of heavy artillery fire off to the west and the east.
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On our way back we were covered again with terrific artillery fire.
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As national guardsmen pounded Rebel buildings with artillery fire and guided missiles innocent civilians were caught in the turmoil.
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However, one development was the use of fewer ranks of soldiers making them less susceptible to artillery fire.
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We were too close for their artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling.
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We were too close for their artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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Then the depth of the massed artillery fire could be extended and the process repeated.
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The government said they had been killed by artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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The enemy opened the attack on our lines with furious artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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We anticipated that the road would be mined, or the enemy would have it covered with mortar and artillery fire.
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Major enemy forces could be reliably blocked and destroyed mostly by artillery fire and air strikes; redeployment by sea could be interdicted by massed Air Force and Navy attacks.
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Couples waltzing, then jitterbugging, then frugging, while the sounds of artillery fire from different wars all but drown out the music.
London Theater Journal: A Dance to the Music of Time, Establishment-Style - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
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When we reached about the halfway point, then the mortar and artillery fire started falling.
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Despite intense artillery fire, he held the captured position for 48 hours, and with a leader personally silenced the enemy machine guns which were enfilading the troops advancing to his support.
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Ammunition stocks disappeared as artillery fired projectiles far in excess of prewar projections.
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She grabbed the bucket and, amid a hail of artillery fire, crossed the battery to the well.
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Then the depth of the massed artillery fire could be extended and the process repeated.
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Seen from the side a battle is a struggle and a rivalry between the sides that use artillery fire, swift maneuvers and lightning strikes.
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As they charged, the artillery fire would break their formation and they would get mixed.
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On the rest of the front there was intermittent artillery fire.
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Cannon and artillery fire rang around the venue, which had a 6,000 crowd.
The Sun
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They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
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Killing 20,000 in two days by artillery fire, like Hafaz Assad did in Hama is mass murder.
Matthew Yglesias » Getting Closer to Nowhere
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Headquarters battery personnel, bandsmen, mechanics, and truck drivers reinforced the most threatened sectors, while artillery fire support continued uninterrupted.
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That night, the Japanese counter-attacked under cover of artillery fire and over-ran a strong point on the edge of the Royal Berkshires' position.
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The use of rifle, machine-gun, and artillery fire combined with engineer structures, field fortifications and counterstrokes made defense impenetrable for an attacking force.
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Modern categories of artillery fire solid shot, shrapnel, or explosive shells.
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And, as machine-gun fire is almost entirely indirect fire, the guns must be laid by using map, compass, protractor and clinometer (quadrant), in exactly the same manner as artillery fire is directed.
The Emma Gees
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He seemed to be everywhere, rallying hesitant soldiers and leading groups of men inland, despite German small arms, mortar and artillery fire.
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They will also show them how to call in air strikes and direct artillery fire.
The Sun
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To patrol and ambush, call in artillery fire.
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We were too close for their artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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He had decided, as he had at York town, that no attack was possible unless preceded by extensive artillery fire.
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The tanks and infantry should not go together because the tanks will be slowed down and the artillery fire that will fall on the tanks would cause casualties, and the infantry may be able to approach the objective from a direction unsuitable for tanks to take advantage of defilade. 37
Steel Victory
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During World War I Fubini studied the accuracy of artillery fire and these investigations led him on to work on acoustics and electricity.
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The obvious need was for suppressive counter-battery artillery fire and more infantry support weapons such as mortars and grenades.
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Then he helped direct defensive aircraft away from anti-aircraft artillery fire.
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The sound of heavy artillery fire could be heard from the fringes of the city, but there was no sign of US forces.
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The armor and mechanized forces will carry the war to Iraq, and artillery fire support will be needed for both wars.
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Then he helped direct defensive aircraft away from anti-aircraft artillery fire.
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Pentagon lawyers told Clark that he could not do so because firing unobserved artillery fire would violate the Rules of Engagement.
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We were too close for their artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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French reconnaissance aircraft flew dangerously low trying to see what was happening on the ground, with 20 of the planes crashing or hit by artillery fire.
Times, Sunday Times
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Cannon and artillery fire rang around the venue, which had a 6,000 crowd.
The Sun
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The night here is punctuated by artillery fire and that fire was coming from the east.
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New symbols to show minefields, or areas targeted for artillery fire, will also be available.
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Thousands were killed from heavy artillery fire and constant aerial bombardment by the Nazis.
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There has already been artillery fire, and many expect a new offensive in the coming weeks.
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Drivers reported increase in artillery fire from screaming meemies [German multibarrel rocket launchers].
Steel Victory
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WW I was an ‘artillery war’ par excellence, witnessing the dramatic development of indirect fire and artillery fire control.
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The latter succeeded, but the main attack failed as Jackson's artillery fired grapeshot and canister shot into the advancing British line.
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Cannon and artillery fire rang around the venue, which had a 6,000 crowd.
The Sun
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But from ahead the sounds of heavy artillery fire suggested that sterner opposition was to come.
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As they broke out, moving in a southwesterly direction towards the foothills, they were met with artillery fire.
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Union troops suffered from heavy enemy artillery fire until they were able to dig in and reduce their exposure.
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That night, the Japanese counter-attacked under cover of artillery fire and over-ran a strong point on the edge of the Royal Berkshires' position.
