close-support

The bat-tlewagons and cruisers fired until just before the troops hit the beaches, at which time rocket gunships and other close-support vessels took up the task. 5

Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003

The close-support role led directly to the selection of a low-velocity 75mm gun for both the M3 and M4.

Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003

Leaving one of their number behind as close-support to the catapult ship, the rest were now accelerating to intercept the incoming liner.

Angelmass Zahn, Timothy 2001

Local radar sites were either in ruins or in hiding, and Marine Harriers off the Saipan and Nassau flew close-support missions that cleared corridors from the sea to the inland LZs.

Countdown Douglass, Keith 1994

He never, at any time, had close-support aircraft, for example, as any modern force would have, and, really, not until the very end did he have armor in the sense of tanks.

Giap: The Victor in Vietnam 1993

The close-support pilots destroyed fifty T-34s within sixty minutes, eliminating the threat to the corps 'flank.

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

A Soviet flanking attack was smashed by Luftwaffe close-support aircraft under

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

Russian close-support aircraft were approaching at treetop height.

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

"The new close-support aircraft, Wittmann!" called Kling over the radio.

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992

Escorted by three Bf-110 close-support aircraft, which now and then fired smoke signals to indicate the position of the enemy, we drove north along the main road against negligible opposition.

Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992