Assertion: creeping barrage | /r/CapableOf | protect gained positions
Facets:
value: newly
type: MANNER
value: from counter-attack
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As each objective was taken by the infantry, the creeping barrage would pause at 150–300 yards (140–270 m) ahead of them and become a standing barrage, protecting the newly gained positions from counter-attack while the infantry consolidated.