Naval warfare in the Restoration period placed an emphasis on naval firepower; as one writer has put it, warships had evolved into "floating artillery emplacements".

The naval action yesterday was the first in which France used naval firepower to help enforce the trade embargo against Iraq.

A further step change in naval firepower occurred when the United Kingdom launched HMS Dreadnought (1906), but naval tactics still emphasized the line of battle.

As with her sister-ships she was, in any case, the product of an obsolete conception of naval firepower.

Task Force Kean continued forward supported by naval firepower and field artillery, capturing the area around Chondong-ni.

The North Koreans also relied primarily on night attacks to counter the UN's major advantages in air superiority and naval firepower.

On 3-4 March and again from 8-10 March, Abele served on the bombardment line as effective naval firepower provided valuable support for the marines' ground campaign.

Typical of these were the Tet attacks and the border battles that saw heavy losses against superior US air, ground and naval firepower.

The museum tells the story of naval firepower from Gunpowder to the Exocet missile.

Communications problems exacerbated the difficulties caused by Allied air and naval firepower.