artillery strike
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A targeted military attack involving artillery.
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- The commander ordered a precision artillery strike on the enemy's position.
- A sudden artillery strike at dawn devastated the small village.
- Civilians fled the city following the heavy artillery strike.
- Intelligence reports suggest that another artillery strike is imminent.
- The conflict was characterized by a series of relentless artillery strikes on key infrastructure.
- Historical records detail the massive artillery strike that preceded the main assault.
- Pinned down by enemy fire, the squad had to call for an artillery strike.
- The enemy command post was neutralized by a well-coordinated artillery strike.
- An artillery strike was used to soften up defenses before the ground troops moved in.
- Evidence on the ground confirmed the crater was the result of a recent artillery strike.