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In military usage, a barrage is massed sustained artillery fire (shelling) aimed at a series of points along a line. In addition to attacking any enemy...

the barrage from the beginning. Longstreet's corps artillery chief, Col. Edward Porter Alexander, had effective command of the field; Lee's artillery chief...

the barrage came from. Since the barrage does not take much time to execute, however, the rocket artillery can move away quickly. Gun artillery can use...

of trenches, each gun firing several rounds per minute for hours. Artillery barrages were also used to divert the enemy's attention from the site of attack...

United States by Imperial Japan and the subsequent anti-aircraft artillery barrage which took place from late 24 February to early 25 February 1942,...

better fortified than the previous year, so it ordered a systematic artillery barrage on these defences. In the meantime, it continued the development of...

incorporate an artillery piece that was used in the war or battle commemorated. List of artillery Advanced Gun System Artillery museums Barrage (artillery) Beehive...

University Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0253005533. "Iraq Faces Massive U.S. Missile Barrage". CBS News. 24 January 2003. Archived from the original on 2008-09-26."...

divisions were the traditional level at which support elements (field artillery, hospital, logistics and maintenance, etc.) were added to the unit structure...

an elite Algerian battalion. The attack began with a concentrated artillery barrage at 17:00. This was very effective and stunned the defenders. Two regiments...

areas. Soviet artillery and Katyusha regiments were redeployed in preparation for the counterattack. At around 08:00, a Soviet artillery barrage began. At...

three-army assault, including an airborne assault, a five-thousand-gun artillery barrage, and Anglo-American bombers. Thousands of tons of supplies were brought...

behind a creeping field-artillery barrage, moving at a rate of 160 ft (50 m) in two minutes, beyond which a heavy artillery barrage moved in 1,600–3,300 ft...

were surrendering. The ground assault was to begin with a rolling artillery barrage on the morning of 7 June. Speirs was given orders to halt their attack...

several variations for applying artillery (and mortar and naval gun) fire for suppressive effect. In World War I a moving barrage was the normal method; shrapnel...

walking barrage, he may continue sending correction orders. The FO may be called upon to direct fire for close air support and/or naval artillery in addition...

southwest of Foy, a massive artillery barrage hit Easy Company in their position. Guarnere lost his right leg in the incoming barrage, while trying to drag...

communication and transport plans to work with the barrage plans. A 1.6 million shell allotment allowed the artillery along the Canadian Corps front to maintain...

systems, command and control arrangements, and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be used to protect naval, ground, and air forces in any...

up to 50% of their strength during the artillery barrage alone due to inadequate trenches). The artillery barrage was followed by a general Turkish attack...