The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments and massed infantry advances. Previously, attacks had been characterised by long artillery bombardments and massed assaults. The Soviet attack was supported by a heavy artillery barrage, air bombardments and armoured forces. More artillery bombardments in the following months cause Israeli casualties. The Soviet attack was supported by a massive artillery barrage, air bombardments, and armoured forces. November forces began suppressing the uprising with air strikes, artillery bombardments, and tank-infantry actions. However it was stalled by numerous artillery bombardments, air attacks and mud. The Germans also experimented with short bombardments and barrages. The Allies' final offensive commenced with massive aerial and artillery bombardments on 9 April 1945. PAVN responded by increasing its daily artillery bombardments of the firebases, notably Lolo and Hope. The assaults against the several islands were supported by naval bombardments and air strikes. It wrote that cities have whole sections damaged from shelling and aerial bombardments. The SU-76Ms was used as light artillery vehicles for bombardments and indirect fire support. Frequent IDF bombardments of Tyre from ground, sea and air raids continued after 1978. Tyrian hospitals were overcrowded with civilian victims of bombardments throughout the conflict.