heavy artillery

Example Sentences

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Heavy artillery fighting has led to high casualties on both sides.

From Washington Post

Casualties are mounting on the front lines of the war as Ukrainian forces await heavy artillery from the West ahead of an expected counteroffensive.

From New York Times

Residents said after a comparatively quiet morning, clashes involving heavy artillery began again around 11 a.m. with errant shells tearing up houses and in Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman, a mosque was struck as well.

From Washington Post

The RSF has embedded itself in several neighbourhoods, taking over buildings, while the army has used air strikes and heavy artillery to try to force its rivals back, according to residents and witnesses contacted by Reuters.

From Reuters

Army later adopted it as its standard field heavy artillery piece.

From Seattle Times