artillery attack

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artillery
noun[U]
uk
/ɑːˈtɪl.ər.i/us
/ɑːrˈtɪl.ɚ.i/
very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofartilleryandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fact remains that under heavyartilleryattackwe have no back-up or additional means of response.
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The first attack lasted only five minutes before the rebels were in a new retreat following a heavyartilleryattackon their positions.
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Following the air-strikes, government troops started anartilleryattackon the rebels.
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Once, he heard shrapnel coming in during anartilleryattack, but was too exhausted even to move his arm, and his arm was hit.
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Rao returned to fort and started intensiveartilleryattackfrom inside the fort.
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Those of us who saw the photographs of the attack noted that it involved heavy artillery attacks.
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It may be to observe and report, or it may include directing air or artillery attacks on enemy positions.
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It also was the target for long-range artillery attacks.
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Meanwhile, government forces continued artillery attacks on rebel areas.
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Air and artillery attacks dampened, as the marshes absorbed the impact of shells and rockets.
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From there direct artillery attacks, nor ever lasting attacks could not force him to retreat even when both wings of defence were surrounded.
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Divisional artillery attacked, destroyed and disorganized the military engineers' works in the first line of defense and created breaches in the barbed wire fences.
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Egyptian commanders then called in artillery attacks on their own positions.
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Some operations may have both clandestine and covert aspects, such as the use of concealed remote sensors or human observers to direct artillery attacks and airstrikes.
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