Sentences with phrase «weapon strike as»

You are forced to make careful choices about every jump, swing, or weapon strike as seconds are precious while trying to beat the best times.

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Follow - on versions will be configured as first - strike weapons against heavily defended targets for a «first day of war» scenario.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters)- Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

The Pentagon described the U.S. - led coalition intervention in Syria as successful, adding that the military strike crippled the regime's chemical weapons infrastructure.

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 - Air strikes by U.S., British and French forces crippled Syria's chemical weapons program and all missiles launched hit their targets, the Pentagon said on Saturday as President Donald Trump declared «Mission Accomplished.»

Eric Brammer, 30, an information technology specialist from Roanoke, Virginia, who describes himself as Democrat, said he expects tensions to continue over Russia's support of the government of President Bashar Assad in civil war - wracked Syria, where the U.S., Britain and France last week launched missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities.

The UK has acknowledged that the intention of the strikes was not to turn the overall tide in the war and was essentially meant as a punitive action to compel Assad not to use chemical weapons.

«If President Trump had ordered the strike only to show that the US responded to [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's use of chemical weapons, then that goal has been achieved,» Israel's Ynetnews quoted a senior defense official as saying.

The strike by the US, the UK, and France in Syria on Friday involved 105 missiles fired from air and sea to rain down thousands of pounds of explosives on three targets suspected of being chemical weapons facilities — but Israeli officials cited in a recent news report characterized it as a failure.

US F - 15s have carried out a similar number of strikes and dropped nearly as many weapons as the A-10s.

Defense spending aside, transatlantic rifts could also occur should Trump continue to make critical foreign policy decisions without first consulting allies (as in the April 7 air strike against Syria in response to a chemical - weapons attack) or if he presses NATO allies to make stronger military contributions in Syria or Afghanistan.

The measures come as President Donald Trump is threatening an imminent military strike against Syria, vowing to respond «forcefully» to Saturday's apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians.

Echoing then - Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's remarks last month, Goldfein said most view the January strike in Libya as a B - 2 strike, but forget that its journey and mission were supplemented by Air Force tankers, maintainer airmen and weapons loaders, among other «family of systems.»

The likelihood of a United States strike against Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack increased Sunday as President Trump said there would be a «big price to pay» and officials in France vowed the country would «do its duty» in responding.

«The marketplace for new ideas has been corrupted by software patents used as destructive weapons,» the story's authors wrote, noting that last year, for the first time, Apple and Google spent more on patent litigation and intellectual property than on research and development, a striking fact that sharply illustrates how incentives have become skewed in the tech industry.

In an attempt to get better wages, better and safer working conditions, and protection from arbitrary bosses, the unions employed the strike as their major weapon.

(CNN)- As President Obama rallies support for a military strike on Syria, Pope Francis condemned chemical weapons and called for an international day of fasting and prayer to press for a peaceful resolution to Syria's escalating civil war.

How confident are we that a «limited» strike can be calibrated so as to deter the use of chemical weapons if Assad believes they might make the difference between victory and defeat.

He was falsely accused, arrested, slapped, spit on, had His beard pulled out of His face, sent to court where though no guilt was found was sentenced to be beaten to within an inch of HIs life, struck with rods, whipped with a weapon that had sharp bones and different pieces tore large chuncks of flesh off, drug back to court wearing a robe which when the blood dried to it became its own bit of torture, the first beating not good enough so sentenced to die, had a crown of thorns pressed down into his skull causing much more blood loss, beaten some more, forced to carry an extremely heavy wood beam as he marched toward His death, whipped and beaten along the way, had huge nails driven through His hands and feet, and had a shoulder separated.

Modern CAS is done from high altitude with stealth and countermeasures and jamming to defend it as the sensors find the targets, relay the picture to the ground commander, and the targets are struck with potent modern weapons.

Olivier Giroud currently acts as Wenger's first choice central striking weapon and the Arsenal manager may deem Cavani a significant improvement in that department.

Mourinho would be loathe to lose Costa as the powerful forward is arguably his only world - class central striking weapon with bit - part player Loic Remy and fading star Radamel Falcao unlikely to be able to offer a strong alternative to the Brazilian born Spanish international, should he indeed secure a move back to Atletico Madrid.

While some have argued that a limited use of force to discourage future chemical weapons use can be legal, most scholars regard the strikes as unlawful.

The S - 300 sale is potentially a threat to intervention by air in the Syrian Civil War by the U.S. or its allies (the U.K. and France, for example, also participated in the chemical weapons retaliation strike in April of 2018, and Turkish aircraft have intervened in parts of the Syrian Civil War as well, for example, shooting down a Russian jet fighter which was intruding into its air space).

The gunman, identified as Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, walked up to the car's passenger side — where Liu was sitting — took a shooting stance and fired his weapon several times through the passenger window, striking both officers in the head, Bratton said.

I believe that Boomers were initially developed by the US and soviet union as a first strike weapon.

The multiple explosions and huge fire ball from the location, as can be seen from the enclosed video of the UAV strike, strongly suggests that it may be either an ammunition / fuel storage or weapons / technical workshop.

This also holds true even for the items that were on the U.S. — China agenda at Mar - a-Lago, such as the future of war - torn Syria after Trump ordered a cruise missile strike in response to that nation's use of chemical weapons in its civil war.

In June 1996, the LAPD arrested the actor (who had already spent time in three rehabilitation facilities between 1987 and 1996) on counts including drug use, driving under the influence, possession of a concealed weapon, and possession of illegal substances, a development which struck many as ironic, given his star - making performance years prior in Less than Zero.

Because of the nature of the Long Sword's Triangle attack, it's a very powerful weapon for striking areas some of your other hunting companions may not be able to hit such as the monster's tail or wings.

This question can apply to other MH titles, but I thought I'd ask it for both 3U / 4U seeing as how I'm flip - flopping between both I know that Affinity in any given weapon basically equals the percentage amount of critical strikes and deals more damage as a whole... but after jumping back into 3U and hearing about the Chaotic Gore items on 4U, I've always questioned what negative Affinity means.

This adds Hero Challenge as a new History Mode map, and Armor Strike as a new weapon attribute that can inflict a Broken Armor state on enemies.

As far as striking a monster with your weapon, that feels tighAs far as striking a monster with your weapon, that feels tighas striking a monster with your weapon, that feels tight.

Most Americans know the story well, as the plane never met its intended destination, while the passengers on board were able to contact their loved ones as the flight was en route, informed that three other planes had been used as weapons of mass suicide, two of them hitting the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and a third striking the Pentagon.

There isn't much in terms of feedback that your weapons are doing anything, making even sundering strikes with the greatsword feel as though it's connecting with nothing but air.

According to Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's female bombers article by Clothia Farouk (2014) «Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is accused of unleashing a new weapon of war — the female suicide bomber strike -LSB-...] Boko Haram had turned some of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in April into human bombs» (as cited in the BBC news).

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is accused of unleashing a new weapon of war — the female suicide bomber strike -LSB-...] Boko Haram had turned some of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in April into human bombs» (as cited in the BBC news

However, on the last day of the fund - flows week the Dow witnessed a 218 - point decline as Trump suggested he was considering a military strike in Syria after a suspected Assad - led chemical weapons attack in the rebel - held town of Douma over the weekend killed an estimated 43 civilians and injured hundreds more.

A few features have been shuffled around, such as the delay of what would have been 1.1.3's Nightfall Strike unique weapons to March's Patch 1.1.4.

Though these aren't huge advantages over existing weapons, there are some useful benefits; perks (revealed in full later in the article) provide some additional boosts to handling, reload speed and more, while additional Orbs will come in useful for Supers in team - centric activities, such as Strikes, Raids and Crucible matches.

Gunnar Davis is a heavy weapons specialist with an assault rifle as a primary weapon and a pistol for a secondary weapon, while his special abilities include Shockwave which sends a powerful electrical impulse that knocks down enemies; Stasis projects a stasis field that stops time for enemies albeit while simultaneously protecting them from incoming fire, but could still be useful to strategically change position, finding cover or running past a large group of enemies; Barrier creates a protective energy bubble that prevents damage from being received by Gunnar; and Storm hits enemies with a lightning strike.

You'll start out a simple Freelancer who uses sword strikes to attack and can learn useful abilities such as Examine to learn about the monsters you face, but you'll soon be able to wield powerful elemental magic with the Wizard class (who, usefully, can cast defensive as well as offensive spells), or equip multiple weapons at once as a Charioteer (basically a horse - inspired warrior).

- allows players to create and strengthen equipment - this includes weapons, armor, and various other forms of equipment - prepare for a Mysterious Smithing by obtaining a recipe - find recipes on book shelves and other locations - prepare the necessary materials, which you can find in various locations such as on the fields - strike away at the ores to fill up the gauges on screen, and aim for the success zone - there is a «special skills» that gives you an edge in smithing - by obtaining items called «Restrike Gems,» you can strengthen the equipment you already possess

With a new storyline introducing Oryx, Crota's vengeful father, an all - new destination, three new Guardian subclasses, a massive arsenal of new armor, weapons and exotics, new Strikes and Crucible maps, and the new «King's Fall» Raid that will put players to the ultimate test, there has never been a better time to jump in to «Become Legend,» particularly for new players beginning their journey as a Guardian.The Taken King major expansion takes players deep into the chambers of a new destination, the «Dreadnaught» ship, to defeat Oryx, and his Taken Army.

They also offer their reviews to specific items as well as guides for activities such as Raids, Nightfall Strikes, and even the more complex quests that net you secret weapons.

The battle arenas are also designed really well and the game mode associated with them involves either working as a team or working alone to take down the other drivers in a destruction derby style but with weapons and perks that build up over time and can be released once the meter is filled and gives players things like a giant hammer or an air strike to take down multiple opponents at once.

The various moves, known as «arts», are a mix of long ranged weapon based attacks, melee strikes, buffs, and debuffs.

For instance, G.I. Joe Mobat has a powerful, forward firing tank shell as its primary weapon, while chaff mines can be deployed to disrupt enemies that touch it by slowing their speed and preventing their weapons and abilities for a temporary period; a short burst of increased rapid fire, albeit at the cost of your vehicle's movement speed for the duration, alongside an air strike ultimate ability to damage enemies within range.

With a new storyline introducing Oryx, Crota's vengeful father, an all - new destination, three new Guardian subclasses, a massive arsenal of new armour, weapons and exotics, new Strikes and Crucible maps, and the new «King's Fall» Raid that will put players to the ultimate test, there has never been a better time to jump in to «Become Legend,» particularly for new players beginning their journey as a Guardian.

The Shovel Blade as used as your weapon, strike or bounce on enemies to defeat them.