Druse forces pounded Christian positions with artillery and Katyusha rockets.

During the day, the Syiran Army had pounded rebel positions in the northern part of the city.

The Ethiopian force pounded Islamist positions heavily with ballistic missiles.

Allied planes and artillery pounded rear positions and quickly took out Iraqi armor in the town, military commanders said.

Its anti-aircraft and armor assets were used as mobile artillery, which continuously pounded Chinese positions.

An AC-130 gunship pounded rebel positions from above, while tanks and armored vehicles fired in the streets.

Twenty-four were aloft now, supported by tankers while the ground attack aircraft pounded Russian positions continuously.

The attack began with a massive artillery barrage which pounded German positions continuously for two hours.

Together with the other battle-wagons of the task force, she pounded Japanese positions and installations in preparation for the landings.

For fifteen minutes thousands of field guns pounded pre-selected positions where enemy armor was believed to be gathered.