- In
military tactics, a
strongpoint is a key
point in a
defensive fighting position which anchors the
overall defense line. This may
include redoubts,...
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dispatch of one
military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a
strongpoint. The term
originated in
siege warfare. In
siege warfare, the word sortie...
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tactic in
which a
defending force creates multiple mutually supporting strongpoints ("hedgehogs") in a
defence in depth,
designed to sap the
strength and...
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cleared the
heavily fortified strongpoint at the
casino at Riva Bella, with the aid of one of the DD tanks. The 'Morris'
strongpoint near Colleville-sur-Orne...
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Smaller single-purpose flak
towers were
built at key
outlying German strongpoints, such as at
Angers in France, and
Heligoland in Germany. The
towers were...
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Charlie 2 (also
known as C-2,
Combat Base C-2, C-2
Strongpoint and
Firebase Charlie 2) is a
former U.S.
Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic...
- with Mauritania.
Prior to
Algerian independence, the area
served as a
strongpoint of
several tribes of the
nomadic Reguibat confederation.
During the Zayyanid...
- reconnaissance-in-force, or
sorties from a fortress, castle, or
other strongpoint. Hit-and-run
tactics were also used by the lightly-armed
horse archers...
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provided a
cheap stopgap means of
knocking out
enemy vehicles,
clearing out
strongpoints, and har****ing or
killing enemy personnel until more
effective weapons...
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short ranges. Its
purpose was to
provide close anti-vehicle
support at a
strongpoint or roadblock,
where engagement range is too
close for
grenade launchers...
