For nearly 3 months, the destroyer repeatedly provided effective gunfire in support of ground troops advancing up the Italian boot.
fɔːɹ nˌɪɹli θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs, ðə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd ɪfˈɛktɪv ɡˈʌnfaɪɚɹ ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ɡɹˈaʊnd tɹˈuːps ɐdvˈænsɪŋ ˌʌp ðɪ ɪtˈæliən bˈuːt.