heavy artillery

Example Sentences

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The garden is still filled with the remnants of war: a Soviet fighter jet, helicopters, tanks, pieces of heavy artillery and military vehicles.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Just like he did against Francis Ngannou, he will go in there, measure him up and then go in with the heavy artillery.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

At Dien Bien Phu, Vietnamese troops led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, surprised French forces with heavy artillery fire at their mountainous garrison in northwestern Vietnam.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

The RSF, which has its roots in the feared militias that fought with the government in Darfur, is adept at ground fighting, while the army has depended largely on air strikes and heavy artillery.

From Reuters • May 22, 2023

The Current was quick, and she didn’t have the double gun decks and the heavy artillery of the Crux.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee