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Whereas medieval castles had relied on high walls to keep out attackers, early modern fortifications had to withstand artillery bombardments.
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Those bombardments only spattered her with shell fragments wounding two soldiers but causing no major damage to the ship.
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The fans, many of whom have been there since sun-up, were keeping themselves warm and busy by exchanging toilet paper bombardments.
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However, the Malian army proved to be more prepared and better organized with successful attacks and several bombardments.
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It was hoped that the preliminary naval and air bombardments would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strong points.
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Partially affected by the Anglo-American bombardments of 1943-44, it will be consolidated in the 1980s.
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There were daily bombardments against the civilian population using helicopter gunships.
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The bombardments in the dry landscape, that was parched by the heat, resulted in many wildfires.
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Consequently, the preliminary bombardments that were made before each advance were utterly ineffectual.
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The rebels were stalled by the ferocity of the bombardments: their supply lines were cut and scattered with remotely detonating mines.
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