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I've never really understand the difference between these 3 structures :

> ものすごいスピードで攻撃したのですが...
>
> ものすごいスピードで **の** 攻撃 **を** したのですが...
>
> ものすごいスピードで **の** 攻撃 **だった** のですが...

I wouldn't be surprised if the first 2 were totaly interchangeable, but what
about the third? Does it have a particular nuance or is it virtually the same
as the others?
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grammar nuances
Difference between [Noun]する vs [Noun]をする vs [Noun]だ
>   1. **ものすごいスピードで** 攻撃した
>

The bold part is an adjunct, the sentence reads:  
Attacked **with tremendous speed**

The main verb for this is 攻撃する

* * *

>   2. **ものすごいスピードでの攻撃** をした
>

The bold part is a noun phrase, the sentence reads:  
Did **an attack of tremendous speed**

The main verb for this is する

* * *

>   3. **ものすごいスピードでの攻撃** だった
>

The bold part is a noun phrase, the sentence reads:  
It was **an attack of tremendous speed**

The main verb for this is the copula だ
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It is mostly just different ways of saying the same thing. In english the
difference might be something like this:

>   1. (subject) attacked with an amazing speed.
>

When the noun signifying the action (攻撃) is directly tied with the verb する,
you can interpret the compound as a verb. ie. "attacked".

>   2. (subject) made/performed an attack with an amazing speed.
>

In normal usage these ways of saying the sentence is as you say
interchangeable. Grammatically you disconnect the noun signifying the action
from the verb する, thus you "do an attack" instead of just "attacking".

>   3. It was an attack with an amazing speed.
>

Here, since you end the sentence with だ/だった instead of する, you've moved from
"doing" to "being", hence "It was".

Hope that answers your question.
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