The object was to deprive the enemy of all ground from which he could look down upon my advancing left flank, or from which he could bring rifle or artillery fire to bear upon it.
Entrance into individual houses had to be cleared by artillery fire; a large number of French were taken prisoners, and a vast quantity of waggons were seized.
In the centre Coutenans was taken possession of, and the enemy driven out of Byans by artillery fire; but on the other hand the Germans could not yet penetrate the belt of forest.
These were invisible from any part of the field of attack, and the desired result could only be very incompletely obtained by artillery fire at a distance of more than a mile.
The enemy's artillery fire--their counterbarrage and bombardment of the Canadian gun positions--was not strong as strength in such things was considered in those days.
His trenches had been wiped out by artillery fire, and his fortifications in the field had been demolished; only the spirit of the troops remained unbroken.
A Russian counterattack, undertaken on the 8th with the object of regaining their lost position, was frustrated by artillery fire.
The advance in a succession of thin lines is used to cross a wide stretch swept, or likely to be swept, by artillery fire or heavy, long-range rifle fire which cannot profitably be returned.
Changes in situation, the results of reconnaissance, the character of artillery fire, etc.
The wholesale aspect of artillery fire is not obtained unless at least a dozen guns are firing percussion shell or unless shrapnel can be used.
This sort of artillery fire is what we call waste of ammunition when we do it to others, and a confounded nuisance when they do it to us.
There may be more than one series of entanglements and some may be screened in some fashion or other from the effects of artillery fire.
If the trenches are brought extremely close together then either side is safe from the other's artillery fire, because there is as much danger of hitting your own trench as the enemy's with your shells.
Infantry in the open, though they were not subjected to the fearful concentration of artillery fire, could not survive through a mile of machine-gun and rifle-swept space.
The duty of these companies was to take over from the fighting units all damaged tanks, such as those knocked out by the enemy’s artillery fire; they were, in fact, the clearers of the battlefield so far as tanks were concerned.
The consequence is that the war has become a short-range instead of a long-range war as was expected, and opposing trenches get ever closer together, for mutual safety from each other’s artillery fire.
Used at night they would not be affected by artillery fire to any extent.
This idea, though perfectly sound in itself, was doomed to failure as long as the conditions of ground produced byartillery fire rendered it impossible to support these tanks by infantry in fighting condition.
Their garrisons are protected against the fire of small arms and from shrapnel bullets, but they are very vulnerable to other forms of artillery fire.
The comparatively slow flight of the bombs, however, enables the enemy to discover the location of the mortars, and necessitates the use of expedients to avoid counter-artillery fire.
After he had failed to dislodge them either by an artillery fire or a storming party, his troops set fire to the timber, and shot the Indians as they were driven out by the flames.
The movement in a succession of thin lines is used to cross a wide stretch swept or likely to be swept by artillery fire or heavy long-range rifle fire which can not profitably be returned.
While yet several miles from the enemy's position the troops may come under artillery fire.
Near by were the Connaughts, who, after six guns had been taken by the Germans, charged down on the enemy and took back the guns, with the aid of artillery fire.
Having thus accounted for the cavalry, the six regiments put to flight two French brigades of infantry, and virtually annihilated a body of Saxon infantry, being the whole time under heavy artillery fire.
They were too solidly built to be much injured by artillery fire, and the Afghans lay close in the shelter they afforded.
Approached by successive rushes under cover-of artillery fire, they were then attacked vigorously and fell back in confusion.
In the neighborhood of Lake Narotch Russian activities on that day were restricted to artillery fire.
On the northerly front there was lively artillery fire, which became violent at some points.
Whenever they saw even a single man "crossing the bar," the Huns would let loose a salvo of artillery fire.
The enemy's artillery fire began to pound on us as we were making for our trenches, and some of our fellows were bowled over as the result of it.
About midnight the attack was renewed on the First Division, supported by artillery fire, but was again repulsed.
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