Sentence examples for devastating firepower from inspiring English sources
Westmoreland had failed in his campaign to destroy the Vietcong through a war of attrition that emphasized devastating firepower.
The diplomatic side of this game depends on Petraeus's ability to pound those who resist -- with devastating firepower.
On Jan . 6 two Air Force AC-130 gunships, aircraft with devastating firepower, arrived at a small airport in eastern Ethiopia.
For all the devastating firepower of Israel's air force, tanks and artillery deployed against a few thousand Hamas gunmen, it is unlikely to permanently eliminate them and thus win a military victory.
When four infantrymen move with a single M1-A1 tank, others can keep watch over rooftops and other enemy outposts while the tanks provide devastating firepower that no foot soldier can match.
Now we are trying to win the hearts and minds of Iraqis with an unprovoked war that began with a televised bombing campaign advertised to the world as "shock and awe," and that continues with the devastating firepower of Super Cobra helicopters and laser-guided missiles.
The Iraqis have learned that these captains, many still in their 20s, can call down devastating American firepower one day and approve multimillion-dollar projects the next.
In the face of devastating UN firepower, the Chinese defenders suffered 500 casualties per day during the initial UN onslaught.
The Chinese managed to inflict heavy casualties on the attackers, but their defenses were starting to give way under devastating UN firepower.
But although Hamas' militant wing had been preparing for an Israeli assault for years, the enemy's firepower has been devastating and some analysts say Gaza can't endure much more destruction.
