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

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

Nienaber has plotted a path back to the top of the world game for Springboks' heavy artillery.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

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

Conkers for bullets, crab apples and windfallen pears for heavy artillery.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell