Sentence examples for rocket propelled by from inspiring English sources

In the 1950's, the United States attempted to develop a rocket propelled by small atomic bombs tossed out the back.

Singapore is one of those start-from-almost-nowhere countries that has gone up like a rocket, propelled by a then visionary belief that international banks and corporations needed an offshore beachhead in Asia.

Others took pot-shots with rocket propelled grenades, egged on by the commander.

On the first occasion his Warrior armoured vehicle was hit by rocket propelled grenades during an ambush.

The masked men are sitting on the ground, holding guns, and surrounded by rocket propelled grenades.

While engaging a second, he took cover behind a generator which was struck by a rocket propelled grenade, and Romesha was wounded in the neck, shoulder and arms by shrapnel.

A Chinook helicopter coming to support the soldiers was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.

During the attack Soku was hit by two rocket propelled grenades and Shell is still assessing the extent of the damage.

Appearing on the David Letterman show in 2013, he told a riveting story from the Iraq war of how his helicopter was forced down after being hit by a rocket propelled grenade.

Rocket propelled grenade launchers were fired by rebel fighters positioned in derelict nearby apartment buildings.

Moments later, the third helicopter was struck by a rocket propelled grenade as it turned around to rescue the crews of the first downed helicopter, and it was destroyed immediately.