Examples of 'shore batteries' in a sentence
Meaning of "shore batteries"
Shore batteries refer to artillery or missile systems deployed on the coastline to protect a particular area or territory from naval attacks. These batteries are strategically positioned along the shore and are used to engage and disable enemy ships or aircraft that approach the coast
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Though shore batteries opened fire on her.
Take us out of reach of their shore batteries.
The local shore batteries were also suppressed.
They also silenced the shore batteries.
This time the shore batteries were completely alerted.
Take her out of range of their shore batteries.
Several shore batteries were deployed between these forts.
All were under the protection of shore batteries there.
Shore batteries became the targets.
Here she was attacked several times by shore batteries.
The fire of the shore batteries has been largely quelled.
The bay is surrounded by shore batteries.
Shore batteries joined in.
Those are our shore batteries.
Shore batteries opened fire on her and hit a worker on the aft deck.
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The fleet at the same time engaged the shore batteries.
We will have all shore batteries alertedand naval patrol vessels.
The land attack succeeded in capturing a number of shore batteries and guns.
We will have all shore batteries alerted and naval patrol vessels.
They sped into the lagoon while under fire from shore batteries.
She was taken under fire by shore batteries seven times during this period.
Shore batteries hit Sikh which began to sink.
This occurred during the night and in the morning shore batteries opened fire.
The French shore batteries also took part in the duel.
This eventually resulted in his being attacked from Chinese shore batteries.
Most of the shore batteries and positions remained in Axis hands.
Chinese Silkworm missiles were used in hundreds of ships and shore batteries.
Laubiere directed the shore batteries under the command of Clodoré.
The French convoy then ran aground close under shore batteries.
They were fired on by the Satsuma shore batteries and retaliated by bombarding Kagoshima.
Norman Scott was hit six times within a few seconds by shore batteries.
Only Confederate shore batteries prevented the capture of the three steamers.
Other accounts suggest that gunfire from British shore batteries sank her.
The fire of the German shore batteries has already been largely overcome.
Once the enemy fleet was destroyed the Russians engaged Ottoman shore batteries and destroyed them.
She came under fire from shore batteries near Calais and suffered casualties.
The British destroyers came under heavy fire from German shore batteries.
The shore batteries never engaged as the Americans did not come within their effective range.
The British vessels were within range of shore batteries that fired on them.
The cruisers attacked shore batteries and a wireless station, while the destroyers focused on a radar station.
The ships came under fire from French shore batteries but were undamaged.
On several occasions, the guided missile destroyer came within range of enemy shore batteries.
The only Japanese resistance encountered came from shore batteries which failed to hit their mark.
On several occasions during this time, she came under fire from communist shore batteries.
No Japanese aircraft or shore batteries responded to the Allied attack.
Rodney 's ships took up position to neutralise any shore batteries.
Meanwhile, four shore batteries took the warship under fire.
King anchored at a safe distance, out of range of the shore batteries.
Shortly after midday, enemy shore batteries opened fire on the sweepers.
The entrance to the anchorage was very narrow, and was defended by two shore batteries.
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