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  • 1Shelling of Mainila — Location of Mainila on the Karelian Isthmus (according to the borders prior to the signing of the Moscow peace treaty). The Shelling of Mainila (Finnish: Mainilan laukaukset) was a military incident on November 26, 1939, where the Soviet Union s… …

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  • 2shelling — noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops the shelling went on for hours without pausing • Syn: ↑barrage, ↑barrage fire, ↑battery, ↑bombardment …

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  • 3shelling — noun a) An artillery bombardment b) The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc …

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  • 41996 shelling of Qana — For 2006 attack, see Qana airstrike. Coordinates: 33°12′32″N 35°17′56″E / 33.209°N 35.299°E / 33.209; 35.299 …

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  • 52006 shelling of Beit Hanoun — Main article: 2006 Israel Gaza conflict The 2006 shelling of Beit Hanoun was an incident on November 8, 2006 in which Israel Defense Forces shells hit a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun,[1] killing 19 Palestinians and wounding… …

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  • 6St. Philip Neri Church shelling — [ Roman Catholic church which provided shelter to the refugees after the Allaipiddy massacre and during the subsequent shelling.] The St. Philip Neri Church bombing occurred when St. Philip Neri Church in Allaipiddy village, off the coast of Sri… …

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  • 7Coastal artillery — 19th century coastal artillery guns preserved in Suomenlinna fortress in Helsinki. Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications.[1] It has be …

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  • 8Field artillery team — In the land based field artillery, the field artillery team is organized to direct and control indirect fire artillery fire on the battlefidirect artillery fire, three distinct components have evolved in this organization, the forward observer… …

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  • 9Battle of Misrata — Part of the 2011 Libyan civil war Changes in frontlines during the Battle of Misrata …

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  • 10The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Queen s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada caption=Cap badge of the Camerons of C dates= 1 February 1910 Present country= Canada allegiance= branch= Militia type= Line Infantry role= Light Role size= One… …

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