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
But the army, which has depended mainly on air strikes and heavy artillery, could benefit from GIS intelligence gathering skills honed over decades as it tries to root out the RSF.
From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023
In desperation, the clans decided to break out the heavy artillery.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
