strafing's Usage Examples:

Laffey survived despite being badly damaged by four bombs, six kamikaze crashes, and strafing fire that killed 32 and wounded 71.

Immediately afterward, another D3A made a strafing approach from the stern, impacted the aft 5/38 caliber gun mount, and disintegrated as its bomb detonated the powder magazine, destroying the gun turret and causing a major fire.

Her wreck was used for strafing and bombing practice by the United States Army Air Forces Fifth Air Force.

Air interdiction (AI), also known as deep air support (DAS), is the use of preventive tactical bombing and strafing by combat aircraft against enemy targets.

aircraft in aerial dogfights and close air support on ground targets via strafing attacks, where the target dwell time is short and weapons are typically.

rise to bombing runs and strafing runs, serving as oft-used means of suppressing enemy forces, disrupting enemy lines, and inflicting heavy damage on.

RAF Holbeach also has facilities for scoring strafing runs.

strafing and dive-bombing missions against airfields, communications, and troop concentrations until Axis defeat in Tunisia in May 1943.

These gunships are configured to circle the target instead of performing strafing runs.

One civilian was reported killed by strafing of the Tuškanac city district and four were injured.

Yūbari was damaged slightly by a strafing attack in the 11 November Carrier Raid on Rabaul, and again on 14 November.

After D-Day, its main task was close support to allied ground forces by dive-bombing and strafing enemy strong-points, bridges, rail and road traffic.

On 11 June 1942 as plane captain, he participated in a divebombing and strafing attack on Japanese shipping in Kiska Harbor.

Synonyms:

assail, attack,

Antonyms:

stand firm, resist, defend,