His earphones were constantly full of the sounds of enemy contacts made by other flights.

If it were the enemy, tactically his position was correct.

The clearly identifiable enemy continued on as if no one else were around.

The Command offices were in the border country, up north, where the radar systems centralized their intelligence reports, and the fighters were dispatched to harry the enemy.

The enemy came looming around a bend in the trail and Matsuo took a hasty shot, then fled without knowing the result, ran until breath was a pain in his chest and his legs were rubbery.

First, it could locate the enemy infantry, learn what they were doing, and hold them until the heavy foot columns could come up and take over.

Morgan and his corps were placed on the west side of the Schuylkill River, with instructions to intercept all supplies found going to the city and to keep a close eye on the movements of the enemy.

`` They straggle at such a rate '', he told the commander-in-chief, `` that if the enemy were enterprising, they might get two from us, when we would take one of them, which makes me wish General Howe would go on, lest any incident happen to us ''.

They were shown how to advance against an enemy outpost atop a cleared ridge.

If he were to go with White, he would be out there two days, not just listening in the dark at some point between here and Papa-san, but moving ever deeper into enemy land -- behind Papa-san -- itself.

The men were restive, he wrote, ready to take the battle to the enemy as Jackson wished.

A British officer had come aboard and told him that in case of enemy air attack he was not to open fire until bombs were actually dropped.

The enemies at his gate, threatening to eat up his flesh, were nothing compared with the enemy of sin within his own soul.

Some of the enemy began to fight again and some Sikh warriors were annoyed by Bhai Kanhaiya as he was helping their enemy.

Large piles of building were erected, with strong outside walls, capable of resisting the assaults of an enemy, within which all the necessary edifices were ranged round one or more open courts, usually surrounded with cloisters.

These were all defeated, by an opposition that included a fellow Tennessean, Isham G. Harris, who later became a bitter enemy.

The turrets carried four. 50 inch ( 12. 7 mm ) machine guns, which were designed to be adjusted to converge at the single point where enemy aircraft were expected to appear at low altitude in conduction of strafing runs directed at large infantry and field artillery units.

During the operation, two U. S. helicopters were shot down by rocket-propelled grenade attacks to their tail rotors, trapping soldiers behind enemy lines.

At the start of the Cold War, bombers were the only means to take nuclear weapons to enemy targets, and had the role of deterrence.

Classically, beacons were fires lit at well-known locations on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops were approaching, in order to alert defenses.

The majority of bombing was still done by one-engined biplanes with one or two crew-members flying short distances to attack the enemy lines and immediate hinterland.

That convention, which is still in practical force, treats the straits as an international shipping lane, but Turkey retains the right to restrict the naval traffic of non-Black Sea nations ( such as Greece, a traditional enemy, or Algeria ).

With the battle still not won, Marlborough had to rebuke one of his cavalry officers who was attempting to leave the field – " Sir, you are under a mistake, the enemy lies that way ..." Now, at the Duke's command, the second Allied line under von Bulow and the Count of Ost-Friese was ordered forward, and, driving through the centre, the Allies finally put Tallard's tired horse to rout, not without cost.

During these events Marlborough was still in the saddle conducting the pursuit of the broken enemy.

The short range of the missile meant that the V bombers were still vulnerable to enemy Surface-to-air missiles.

In parts of Melanesia, cannibalism was still practiced in the early 20th century, for a variety of reasons — including retaliation, to insult an enemy people, or to absorb the dead person's qualities.

A less-powerful weapon would still produce casualties at the shorter ranges encountered in actual combat, and the reduced recoil would allow more shots to be fired in the short amount of time an enemy was visible.

In larger militaries, converted AFV are likely to be used as assault breachers while the breached obstacle is still covered by enemy observation and fire, and then purpose built breaching vehicles will create additional lanes for following forces.

At the point the German ships opened fire with accurately determined ranges for their guns, Beatty's ships were still maneuvering, some could not see the enemy because of their own smoke, and hardly any had the opportunity of a period of steady course as they approached to properly determine target range.

He came to see the lethargic and demoralized Göring, still Germany ’ s economic supremo as head of the Four Year Plan Ministry, as his main enemy.

While monetary and military Libyan support for the Sahrawi cause dwindled in the mid-1980s, after a rapprochement with Morocco, the enemy of Polisario, some Sahrawi refugee students are still able to apply for higher education in Libya.

Other leftovers from the era where primitive humanoids walked the earth still exist, such as the altered Neanderthal known as Missing Link, an old enemy of the Hulk.

About 300 enemy launched a strong attack on 20 January 1763 putting the Nepalese still more on the defensive.

While the award of the Purple Heart is considered automatic for all wounds received in combat, each award presentation must still be reviewed to ensure that the wounds received were as a result of enemy action.

The Siege of Sevastopol ( 1854 – 1855 ) during the Crimean War and the Siege of Petersburg ( 1864 – 1865 ) during the American Civil War showed that modern citadels, when improved by improvised defences, could still resist an enemy for many months.

Some sources state that tachi were originally a cavalry weapon, primarily used on horseback, where it was able to be drawn efficiently for cutting down enemy foot soldiers, and that on the ground it was still an effective weapon, but somewhat awkward to use.

Then to his glance appeared the accurst swordbelt surmounting Turnus ' shoulder, shining with its familiar studs — the strap Young Pallas wore when Turnus wounded him and left him dead upon the field ; now Turnus bore that enemy token on his shoulder — enemy still.

However, a pinned piece can still check the opposing king-and therefore still can defend friendly pieces against captures made by the enemy king.

As the Northern Xiongnu, the masters of the Mongolian steppes and mortal enemy of the Han Dynasty, were still potent enough during the reigns of Emperor Ming, Emperor Zhang and Emperor He ( 58 – 105 ) to keep the volatile alliance intact, the Eastern Han dynasty enjoyed the most prosperous years of its almost 200 years of existence.

The First Red Army crossed the Yangtze on May 9, 1935, finally escaping determined enemy pursuit, but still had to deal with dangerous mountain passes at heights of up to 4, 000 meters, rough climatic conditions, shortages of food, clothing, and equipment, and tribes of local ethnic minorities hostile to Chinese encroachment.

Although the Culture was originated by humanoid species, subsequent interactions with other civilizations have introduced many non-humanoid species into the Culture ( including some former enemy civilizations ), though the majority of the biological Culture is still pan-human.

Even then, this movement was hampered by mines and enemy positions still in action further up the draw.

Pockets of enemy resistance still fought on behind the American front line, and the whole beachhead remained under artillery fire.