salvoes
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salvoes
We would be better off having more loose cannons firing humanitariansalvoesthan more loose land mines blowing off children's legs.
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Twice in our brief stay notable victories had been won, and they were celebrated in the traditional manner withsalvoesof artillery and fireworks.
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We all look forward to hearing whatsalvoeshe has to fire from his artillery in many debates to come.
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They were taken by surprise, and they were sunk in twosalvoes.
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The political warfare batteries are firing a great manysalvoes, but unfortunately it is mostly blank ammunition and does not mean a thing.
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Its principal advantage over other long range artillery would have been its greater ability to produce heavysalvoesof concentrated fire.
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If anything can be said about the two opening speeches, it is that they were moresalvoesin an election campaign than speeches directed to the problem.
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On the north side of the airfield at 60-foot intervals they were fired vertically upwards by a rocket insalvoesof nine or more.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The destroyer also fired threesalvoesof two torpedoes each.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The range and deflection was good andsalvoesvaried from one to four.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was also felt that four twin turrets allowed for a better field of fire and a more effective sequence ofsalvoes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tubes could be fired individually, simultaneously, or in twosalvoesof 15 and 18.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The two flotillas clashed intermittently thereafter, exchanging gunfire andsalvoesof torpedoes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She engaged enemy battlecruisers from 19.00-19.15 achieving hits with her fifth and sixthsalvoes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the fight only a fewsalvoeswere exchanged.
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