Sentence examples for provide close support from inspiring English sources
Its main elements were the use of air power to provide close support for ground troops and a new willingness both to take casualties and to put civilians at risk from shelling.
No longer would the VVS provide close support to the Army, but rather it would use tactical nuclear weapons as part of the nuclear battlefield.
Some of the landing craft had been modified to provide close support fire, and self-propelled amphibious Duplex-Drive tanks (DD tanks), specially designed for the Normandy landings, were to land shortly before the infantry to provide covering fire.
During the hours of darkness, Kurita's force navigated the San Bernardino Strait and shortly after dawn, in the Battle off Samar, attacked an American formation that had remained in the area to provide close support for the invading troops.
After an internal debate on whether the Army should continue to operate tanks as part of its force structure, in 2004 the Australian Government decided to replace the Leopards with a small fleet of American M1A1 Abrams tanks to provide close support for infantry when operating in jungle or urban areas.
To supplement the preliminary offshore bombardment and aerial assaults, some of the landing craft were equipped with artillery and anti-tank guns to provide close supporting fire.
An American A-10 aircraft and a British Apache helicopter provided close support to ward off the Taliban following the surprise attack in June.
Mike Furbank, the council's head of children and young people, education and schools, told ITV that the council was providing "close support" to the student's family and school.
During the final river crossing and support of the resulting bridgehead, Temes (II) provided close support.
Allied air superiority helped tip the balance, providing close support to troops in combat and targeting Japanese logistics.
The infantry assault went forward, without the Confederate artillery providing close support, as had been originally planned.
