The assault Attack on Calais followed Motion the formula used at Boulogne : seal off the town , soften Cause_change_of_strength up the defenders with artillery , aerial and naval bombardments and infantry assaults supported by armour , including flame-throwing tanks and coordinated creeping artillery barrages .

German bombardments on the few roads between the original front line and the line established Building by October , increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the difficulties of the Fourth and Sixth armies and during October the size and ambition of Anglo-French attacks Attack was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale progressively to local operations .

The Germans dug Motion their way closer to the fortress through trench parallels and destroyed Destroying specific sections of the defenses with concentrated bombardments .

The midget submarine attacks Attack and subsequent bombardments Attack are among the best-known examples of Axis naval activity Hostile_encounter in Australian waters during World War II , and are the only occasion in history when either city has come Arriving under attack Attack .

The physical effects Influence were slight : the Japanese had intended to destroy Destroying several major warships , but sank Motion_directional only an unarmed depot ship and failed to damage Damaging any significant targets during the bombardments Attack .

It was hoped Change_sentiment that the preliminary naval and air bombardments would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strong points .

The Normandy invasion began Process_start with overnight parachute and glider landings , massive air attacks and naval bombardments .

Troops of the 36th ( Ulster ) Division captured Conquering the redoubt on 1 July 1916 , until forced out by German bombardments Attack and counter-attacks Attack after night had fallen .

The Markale market shelling Attack or Markale massacres were two separate bombardments carried out Action by the Army of Republika Srpska targeting Aiming civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War .