The drifters were supported by destroyers and aircraft.
Sharon sent his lightly armed paratroopers against dug-in Egyptians supported by aircraft, tanks and heavy artillery.
Supported by aircraft and artillery, the offensive kicked off at 0800 on August 17.
In late 1925, the French and Spanish created a joint task force of half a million men supported by tanks and aircraft.
Our aerial forces, supported by naval aircraft, repeatedly intervened in the ground fighting, especially around Palmyra (Syria).
If a unit supported by aircraft loses in combat, both the unit and the aircraft are eliminated.
The air support was vital in defeating the offensive, which was supported by modern aircraft sent to the Republicans from the Soviet Union.
Fighting supported by aircraft reportedly broke up several of the bandit gangs.
On March 30, police forces supported by aircraft launched a large-scale attack killing four gunmen and arresting 30.
At this point he is said to have had a force of some 50,000 men supported by both aircraft and tanks.