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The vertical launching system has the capacity to launch 16 Tomahawk submarine launched cruise missiles in a single salvo.
The resulting yield from the salvo caused the Battlecruiser to break apart, a tidal wave of flame running its entire length.
The battle began with a salvo from the Teutonic Order's bombards but, like most artillery of the time, that had little effect in the open field.
The submerged firing of the missiles can be conducted in a single salvo while the submarine is moving at a speed of 5 knots.
It has launched its new price comparison service, the latest salvo in the battle for dominance in the Internet search space.
In the meantime, a missile salvo from Comet struck the already damaged Claymore, crippling the ship.
The ulterior motive of this salvo seemed to be a two-fingered assault on United's recent detractors.
Bruiser screamed as his fighter took a salvo of fire from his pursuers and he fell out of formation with Mask and Wheezy.
He may not know a flying drop kick from a toehold, but he created the opening salvo in a soon to be exploitation standard.
Overhead, salvo after salvo of heavy shells screamed through the sky from Allied warships pounding German positions.
A group of sentinels stood to stop the elated pilots, but were gunned down with one well-placed salvo from the Omegas.
The rout began in the 18th minute when Blackburn scored the first of a three-goal salvo in nine minutes.
The kinetic missiles flew to their targets as one salvo, divided among five targets.
It is after this strong three song opening salvo that the album should run into a roadblock.
A situation might call for an Arclite barrage from a division of siege tanks or a deadly battleship salvo of a targeted area.
Off Norway, Triton challenged a darkened submarine but failed to elicit a response before firing a salvo which sent Oxley to the bottom.
Several salvo launches of Al Hussein missiles against Tehran had significant consequences, in particular in terms of morale.
When the long-awaited vehicle had been unveiled after the speeches, the Commander ordered the traditional firing of a salvo of rifle shots.
He also strongly urged supporters not to interpret the change in hiring policy as a salvo in war over gay marriage.
Enemy planes make attacks on port, scoring a direct hit on a supply ship that blazes fiercely till next morning, when it is sunk by a British salvo.
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Examples from Classical Literature
There was also no indication that Hoddy's salvo had had any effect on them.
Beyond the Po they too had been awaiting the salvo of artillery that should be their signal to advance.
In your presence I can do so without departing from my principles, salvo pudoribus.
For the first time ever, the Rostov-on-Don submarine launched a salvo of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea while submerged.
Then the Green House struck the door like a salvo of grapeshot.
There never was a rogue, who had not a salvo to himself for being so.
George's, where the troops should fire a salvo over his grave, and where many a gallant officer lies far away from his home.
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