Sentence examples for great firepower from inspiring English sources

In warfare under sail, great firepower could be concentrated in individual ships, and doctrine, formations, and signal flags were means of controlling the slow-moving, wind-constrained formations.

"They are a good team, they have beaten us the last two times we have met and with all their strikers back they have great firepower.

The right model for a limited nuclear war was, he said, naval strategy, "in which self-contained units with great firepower gradually gain the upper hand," with the effect of keeping "the enemy constantly off balance".

"You look at the attacks of Durham, Nottinghamshire, and Somerset and they've got some great firepower.

The search for greater firepower has not been limited to shoulder firearms.

The Iraqis have 500 T-72 tanks, which have greater firepower and range.

And it would have allowed Russia to use greater firepower more easily in Syria, a new threat to opposition fighters.

Firefights are usually decided in favour of whichever side can quickly generate the most violence, which means the greatest firepower.

The need for greater firepower and more protection was apparent by 1941, so newer versions were given a 50-mm gun and fitted with armour 30 50 mm thick.

Though technology is giving American airmen and soldiers greater firepower, it is also making it possible for military prosecutors to mount more effective cases.

By employing different projectiles and successively improved chemical propellants, the dual goal of most arms designers has been the creation of man-portable weapons of greater firepower and reduced weight.