These ships bore the brunt of the Japanese assault.

These air attacks and naval actions, however, did not significantly delay the Japanese assault.

During a Japanese aerial assault on the 24th, the destroyer laid a smoke screen to protect the convoy.

The attack was unsuccessful, however, as reinforcements had just arrived and the Japanese assault was beaten back.

The Europeans want a transition period to be sure they have time to prepare for a full-blown Japanese assault.

However, they didn't realize that the Chinese forces were well prepared for the Japanese assault.

There are, however, many people who believe that a new Japanese assault on the world supercomputer market is imminent.

Still, some executives say, previous predictions of Japanese assaults have proved groundless.

He and his men would take the brunt of the Japanese assault.

The Japanese assault was beaten off with heavy losses.