enemy artillery

collocation in English

meaningsofenemyandartillery

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enemy
noun
uk
/ˈen.ə.mi/us
/ˈen.ə.mi/
a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from ...
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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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(Definition ofenemyandartilleryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They allowed to be built up there an enormousenemyartillerywhich never ought to have been allowed for one moment to exist.
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Shortly after this encounter the company was compelled to retire due to the heavyenemyartillerybarrage.
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With elephants still being used to carry commanders on the battlefield, they became even more tempting targets forenemyartillery.
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Steam locomotives produced enough smoke to reveal their location toenemyartilleryand aircraft.
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Much of the ground was also soft causing many transports to sink into the grass making them very vulnerable toenemyartilleryfire.
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Thoughenemyartillerywas largely ineffectual, they had superiority in men and arms.
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With these improvements,enemyartillerycould be located accurately to within 25 to 50 meters under normal circumstances.
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Reconstruction of conventional roads (at that time rarely surfaced) and railways was too slow, and fixed facilities were attractive targets forenemyartillery.
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Trench railways linked the front with standard gauge railway facilities beyond the range ofenemyartillery.
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Counter-battery fire from the ship destroyed at least one of theenemyartillerypositions.
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Weak concrete made the fort vulnerable toenemyartillery, while poor living conditions reduced the fort's ability to operate under fire.
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The squadron's main role was to spotenemyartillery.
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Due to their high position, these trebuchets could outrangeenemyartilleryand thereby prevent them from breaching the walls.
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These losses, coupled with those fromenemyartilleryfire, later amounted to as high as 70% of the starters during some operations.
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A tough fight between tanks andenemyartillerybegan.
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A heavy concentration ofenemyartilleryfire scored hits on his strong point.
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Enemyartilleryhad taken up position to the south and east and would be responsible for some harassing fire.
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Key aspects of the road include year round access, located outside ofenemyartilleryrange and accessible by mule.
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These objectives can range from escorting friendly units across the map to rescuing hostages or taking outenemyartillery.
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