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
Unit commander Oleksandr said Ukraine's armed forces "very much rely" on heavy artillery, including the Polish-made Krab gun and the U.S.-made M109 self-propelled howitzer.
From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2023
The excursion with his daughters was for his 59th birthday, as well as to celebrate his safe return from a humanitarian aid trip to Ukraine where he came under heavy artillery fire.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
On the afternoon of April 22, 1915, following a heavy artillery bombardment, French Algerian troops noticed a strange grayish green cloud drifting toward them from the German lines.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
