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  • An advantage of terrain occurs when military personnel gain an advantage over an enemy by using or simply in spite of, the terrain around them. The term...
    4 KB (417 words) - 12:20, 27 September 2022
  • competitive debate Mechanical advantage, in engineering, the ratio of output force to input force on a system Advantage of terrain, in military use, a superiority...
    2 KB (294 words) - 07:41, 7 September 2023
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    studies terrain relative to sea level. The Latin word terra (the root of terrain) means "earth." In physical geography, terrain is the lay of the land...
    14 KB (1,592 words) - 03:56, 24 February 2023
  • and hit and run tactics designed to take advantage of terrain. The Royal Vietnamese army had a military force of up to 100,000 soldiers in 1281. Cấm quân...
    15 KB (1,561 words) - 07:04, 12 April 2024
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    taking advantage of terrain that is difficult for larger units to use. For example, Mao Zedong summarized basic guerrilla tactics at the beginning of the...
    34 KB (3,581 words) - 04:13, 28 June 2024
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    small trailers. Due to the different weights, each has advantages on different types of terrain. A popular model is Yamaha's Raptor 700, which has a nearly...
    53 KB (6,543 words) - 16:31, 26 June 2024
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    weaknesses and use a full range of deceptions, feints, and other manoeuvres. They are also planned to take advantage of terrain favourable to one's force....
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  • War of Movement)
    concentration, possibly in combination with advantage of terrain. It disabled effective coordination of enemy forces, even when they were superior in...
    24 KB (3,191 words) - 01:12, 30 June 2024
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    origin noted that "craters produced by volcanism are blessed with advantages of terrain and mineralization not found on impact craters". A crater may become...
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    M21 Sniper Weapon System (category Sniper rifles of the United States)
    itself losing servicemen to Viet Cong snipers who had the home field advantage in terrain that was, to say the least, difficult. This version, designated as...
    12 KB (1,134 words) - 04:37, 26 June 2024
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    Operation Kutuzov (category Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War)
    depth, consisting of minefields, interconnected trench works, and strong points. Wherever possible, the Germans took advantage of terrain features such as...
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  • presence of civilians and the complexity of the urban terrain. Urban combat operations may be conducted to capitalize on strategic or tactical advantages associated...
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    15th (Scottish) Infantry Division (category Infantry divisions of the British Army in World War II)
    the division's defensive success on "careful positioning", taking advantage of terrain, as well as "excellent leadership and tactical prowess at the small...
    52 KB (6,111 words) - 09:03, 9 February 2024
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    Easter Offensive (category Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972)
    PAVN units stationed within the citadel were well dug in, had the advantage of terrain and mass artillery support. An ARVN early victory was denied, and...
    75 KB (10,527 words) - 13:07, 29 June 2024
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