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It is important to note that what exactly constitutes a machine gun, and whether volley guns are a type of machine gun, and to what extent some earlier types of devices are considered to be like machine guns, is a matter of debate in many cases and can vary depending which language and exact definition is used.
It is a basic tenet of sniping operations that there are enough snipers ( at least two for each known target, or in this case a minimum of ten ) deployed to neutralize as many of the attackers as possible with the first volley of shots.
The idea that forty men on a boat are exterminated in seconds by a volley of machine gun fire is terrifying.
The half volley is made by hitting the ball on the rise just after it has bounced, once again generally in the vicinity of the net.
The swinging volley is hit out of the air as the player approaches the net.
It is an offensive shot used to take preparation time away from the opponent, as it returns the ball into the opponent's court much faster than a standard volley.
The fundamental skill of bowling on a good length incorporates the ability to pitch the ball such a distance from the batsman that he is unable to move forward and drive the ball on the half volley, and is also unable to step back and play the ball on the back foot.
There is no evidence, for example, that the priest attending Slovik's execution shouted " Give it another volley if you like it so much " after the doctor indicated Slovik was still alive.
They are intended for use at close quarters when a volley of small shot is required.
However, the single shot ( coup de grâce ) is sometimes incorporated in a firing squad execution, particularly if the initial volley turns out not to be immediately fatal.
There is no evidence that peloton may have originally meant " volley " ( of musket balls ).
It is thus not correct to say that the name corresponds to the original purpose of a platoon which was to be the basic unit for volley firing.
Handling is allowed from a kick on the volley: the ball may be caught and a call of " yards " allows the catcher a space of three running yards unmolested and a free kick out of the hands.
The best way to follow up this ' cut ' is to follow the ball in and stand on the step, ready for a volley if the server returns it high.
The largest such opening, located behind the server, is called the " dedans " and must often be defended on the volley from hard hit shots, called " forces ", coming from the receiving (" hazard ") side of the court.
: An advanced shot where instead of letting the ball take a bounce, the ball is stroked while it's still in the air-similar to a volley in tennis.
: One of the common shots used by most characters, Super Rising is a half volley where the returner hits the ball they are returning just as it is bouncing up in order to give the opponent less time to react.
A slight variation in length can mean the yorker will pitch just short of the batsman — making the ball into a half volley that is easy to hit — or will reach the batsman without bouncing — which makes the ball a full toss, that is also easy to hit.

volley and shot
Octavian's ships were generally smaller, but more manageable in the heavy surf, capable of reversing their course on short notice and returning to the charge or, after pouring in a volley of darts on some huge adversary, able to retreat out of shot with speed.
A competent tennis player has eight basic shots in his or her repertoire: the serve, forehand, backhand, volley, half-volley, overhead smash, drop shot, and lob.
In the second half Pelé outshone everyone, notching up two goals, including the first one where he lobbed the ball over Bengt Gustavsson then followed it with a precise volley shot.
When they were about 150 yards short of the fence, a volley was fired from the Americans, but the British continued until they were within musket shot then fired their own volley in return.
On the river, Mulcaster's gunboats began shooting at the American boats clustered around Cook's Point, while a Mohawk fired a shot at an American party scouting near their encampment, who replied with a volley.
Leading the 1st Regiment ( Canajoharie district ), Colonel Ebenezer Cox was shot off his horse and killed in the first volley.
When Langdon's men rushed the fort, the defenders opened fire with three cannon and a volley of musket shot.
The cavalry spurred forward but were met with a volley of canister shot which struck Maxwell, killing him instantly.
He also had a powerful shot, was an accomplished penalty taker, and could volley the ball with ease.
Outfield players gain a point when a header is scored within the 6 yard box, a volley in the penalty area or a long-range shot from outside the box.
A starting player in the UEFA Cup final and mid-game substitute in the Champions League final, Alenichev scored on both: against Celtic he scored the second goal, following a pass from Deco, and against AS Monaco he closed the scoreline with a powerful volley shot following a deflected through cross from Derlei.
The crowd that gathered began taunting the detail until a shot, then volley was fired into the crowd, three civilians were killed outright and two more died later.
His man-of-the-match performance in a friendly against Germany at the turn of the millennium cemented his position in the national team — he set up the opening goal for Patrick Kluivert, then added his own name to the scoresheet with a thunderous volley from Ronald de Boer's corner, before nearly putting the gloss on the finish when he left the entire German defence for dead with his raw pace, beat the goalkeeper with his shot, only for it to rebound off the upright.
One of the most distinctive was the " duck's-foot " volley gun, a pistol with four. 45 calibre barrels arranged in a splayed pattern, so that the firer could spray a sizable area with a single shot.
He won with consistency, angled volleys, and a graceful half volley drop shot now and then '.
The Incirlik Air Base was the main U-2 flight base in this entire region until 1 May 1960, when a volley of about 14 Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missiles shot down the U-2 of the American CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers near Sverdlovsk, Russia, a test site in the Soviet Union's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ( ICBM ) program.
The server then attempts to hit a volley ( a shot where the ball is struck without allowing it to bounce ), as opposed to the baseline style, where the server stays back following the serve and attempts to hit a groundstroke ( a shot where the ball is allowed to bounce before contact is made ).
At 8: 25 a second volley fell and a shot from the Huáscar hit fully on the starboard ( right ) side, passed through Esmeralda's side, killing the surgeon Videla, beheading his assistant, and mortally wounding another sailor.

volley and returned
Bismarck returned fire and within minutes sent a volley of 38 cm ( 15-inch ) shells crashing into Hood < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s bowels, setting off a massive explosion in her magazine, and breaking her in half.
Although he experienced a slight dip in form, he returned to his best and on 11 January 2009, netted on an acrobatic volley against RCD Mallorca ( 3 – 0 away triumph ), continuing his scoring run in the following week, in a 3 – 1 home win against Osasuna.

volley and opponent
Serve and volley players take advantage of the surface by serving the ball ( usually a slice serve because of its effectiveness on grass ), and then running to the net to cut off the return of serve, leaving their opponent with little time to reach the low-bouncing, fast-moving ball.
The primary objective of the volley is to go on the offensive and cut the amount of time for the opponent to react.
Effectively this is a volley groundstroke and a very aggressive shot, giving your opponent less time, which can be used as a way to approach the net ( approach shot ).
Often a player hits a half volley only when forced by the opponent or caught out of position.
A lob is usually hit when an opponent is standing near the net, waiting to volley.
However, their game often revolves around " constructing " a point to where they will be able to approach the net and put away an easy volley or pulling their opponent into the net and hitting a passing shot.

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