Artillery and Bombardment

Artillery

Artillery noun - Large firearms (as cannon or rockets).

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Bombardment and artillery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bombardment" instead a noun "Artillery".

Nearby Word: artillerist

Bombardment noun - A rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once.

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Artillery and bombardment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Artillery" instead a noun "Bombardment".

Nearby Words: bombard, bombarded, bombarding

long	long artillery	long bombardment
precision	precision artillery	precision bombardment
regular	regular artillery	regular bombardment
standard	standard artillery	standard bombardment
Other adjectives: heavy, actual, automatic, aerial, imperial, nuclear, soviet, naval, tactical, long-range.

Errata dictates that units with the "bombardment" ability can no longer attack planes, eliminating most ground artillery from the equation, but mines and mortars are still okay.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Tabletop Board Games
They also have three distinct artillery structures, so expect to deal with quite a lot of bombardment when dealing with them.

Source: Video Game / Supreme Commander 2
The Minbari ground forces have less artillery, but it fires shells filled with antimatter, and can call upon devastating orbital bombardment strikes.

Source: Fan Fic / The Last Star

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