Sentence examples for medium guns from inspiring English sources

Thereafter, capital ships were built without medium guns.

They adopted a mixed armament of large-calibre turret guns of 10 to 12 inches for long-range battle with other capital ships, medium guns of 6 to 8 inches for close range, and small guns of 2 to 4 inches for beating back torpedo boats.

The port was subject to long range shelling by medium guns in Bardia, known to the Australians as "Bardia Bill", and to Italian air attacks.

In support in West Brigade was the British 4th Light Regiment, equipped with 105 mm L5 pack howitizers and 5.5 inches medium guns.

Further support was provide by 155 mm M109 self-propelled medium guns from the US 2/35th Artillery Regiment, while American 8 inches and 175 mm heavy artillery were also available if required.

In addition, the Allies captured 26 coast defence guns, 7 medium guns, 216 field guns, 146 antitank guns, 12 medium tanks and 115 L3s, and perhaps most important of all, 708 vehicles.

Against them were placed Egypt's 2nd Brigade, including the 2nd and 9th Battalions, three medium gun platoons, the brigade headquarters, and 12 pieces of artillery.

Give them plenty of bombs, a high powered gun, and a medium gun.

They would be best when they have a good medium gun (a NERF Bottle Blitz, a Hydro Fury, and five water balloons should just about do it).

To provide fire support, Gale was given a squadron of tanks from the 13th/18th Royal Hussars, three field artillery regiments armed with 25 pounder guns, a medium artillery regiment of 5.5 inch guns and the division's own artillery the 53rd (Worcester Yeomanry) Airlanding Light Regiment.

While the 5 inches gun was smaller than that used by other major navies, this would, with few exceptions, become the standard medium-gun caliber for the U.S. Navy for the better part of the 20th century.