Half of his 4,500 men were already dead, and his communications had been broken by naval gunfire.

He had been told plainly that if the 9th could not complete the task on time, naval gunfire would try to do it.

It became the first and only shootdown of an attacking plane with naval gunfire.

They reported nothing but dead Japanese and destroyed facilities from the naval gunfire.

There has been research on extending the range of naval gunfire for many years.

A little later I heard what sounded like naval gunfire near the entrance channel.

The attacking force was driven off with naval gunfire.

They possessed air support from an airfield 35 miles away and had supporting naval gunfire.

She was sunk by naval gunfire on 17 December.

He didn't think the admiral had any other choice, except possibly sink it with naval gunfire.