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Tanks that combine speed, protection, and firepower can sprint rapidly across the battlefield, shrugging off hits, engaging enemy forces with cannons and machine guns, and driving deep behind enemy lines.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
These grenades were designed to destroy enemy tanks and soldiers deep behind enemy lines on land where allied soldiers were never meant to tread.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
More ambitiously, a stealth transport would be useful for inserting airborne and special operations forces behind enemy lines.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
Switchblade 600 has a 40-minute loitering range, and can fly up to 40 kilometers, allowing a typical infantry unit to strike far behind enemy lines.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Ukraine’s elite forces rely on technology to strike behind enemy lines
A Ukrainian government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, said that the woman was detained on Aug. 1.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
The timing of the Incheon landing placed American Marines behind enemy lines.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 27 July 2023
The film tells the story of the daring rescue of over 5,000 animals that were trapped in a wildlife park behind enemy lines during the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2023
Drones have allowed Ukraine to surveil and hit sensitive targets far behind enemy lines while improving the accuracy of its conventional artillery.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
These grenades were designed to destroy enemy tanks and soldiers deep behind enemy lines on land where allied soldiers were never meant to tread.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023
More ambitiously, a stealth transport would be useful for inserting airborne and special operations forces behind enemy lines.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
Switchblade 600 has a 40-minute loitering range, and can fly up to 40 kilometers, allowing a typical infantry unit to strike far behind enemy lines.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
Ukraine’s elite forces rely on technology to strike behind enemy lines
A Ukrainian government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, said that the woman was detained on Aug. 1.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
The timing of the Incheon landing placed American Marines behind enemy lines.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 27 July 2023
The film tells the story of the daring rescue of over 5,000 animals that were trapped in a wildlife park behind enemy lines during the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian War.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 July 2023
Drones have allowed Ukraine to surveil and hit sensitive targets far behind enemy lines while improving the accuracy of its conventional artillery.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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