mortar fire

Israeli leaders said the operation, known as Cast Lead, was meant to quell militant rocket and mortar fire on southern Israel.

Eyewitnesses said the city, 50 kilometers west of the capital, came under heavy mortar fire.

From these positions mortar fire was rained down on reinforcements moving up through the valley.

Wood condemned the rocketing and said Israel, which reportedly responded with some mortar fire, had shown restraint thus far.

We got to come back. With the educational purpose in return we opened mortar fire on German positions.

He remembered the sand shaking under his feet from mortar fire and the dead bodies rolling in the surf, against his legs.

artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations.

For an hour it stood there, before it was destroyed by enemy mortar fire.

Often the German troops dug in under the hedgerows and thus mortar fire had little effect.

Here the Israeli army says that its soldiers were attacked by mortars fired "from within the school" and responded with mortar fire.

Subjected enemy positions to heavy mortar fire ; struck by rifle fire .

mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons.

The convoy, which included 14 contracted trucks carrying 500 metric tons of food rations, was targeted by roadside bombs and mortar fire.

We received some small arms and mortar fire during the breach, but didn't have any damage other than bullet pock marks in the paint, etc.

Subjected enemy positions to heavy mortar fire