- 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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attacking the well-defended
strongpoints, and it
allows the
defenders to
counterattack against the
units that byp**** the
strongpoints with
their own armored...
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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...
- shortages,
particularly of
concrete and manpower,
meant that most of the
strongpoints were
never built. As it was
expected to be the site of the invasion,...
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which incorporated 35
strongpoints.[clarification needed] The
forts were
designed to be
manned by a platoon. The
strongpoints,
which were
built several...
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check enemy movement.
While formidable in construction, many of
these strongpoints failed because Ashanti guns,
gunpowder and
bullets were poor, and provided...
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Ghent and
Bruges recaptured. But
despite losses like
Lille and
other strongpoints, the
French would prevent the
Allies from
making a
decisive breach in...
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Heckler & Koch (H&K). The
weapon was
designed to
engage enemy troops and
strongpoints out to a
distance of 350 m; it can also be used to
deploy smoke grenades...
- 7 km) of the
sector was
manned by
about 700
troops stationed in nine
strongpoints spaced from 1,100 to 4,400 yd (1,000 to 4,000 m) apart.
Tangles of barbed...
- such as Krak des Chevaliers, was to
remove the
reliance on a
central strongpoint and to
emphasise the
defence of the
curtain walls.
There would be multiple...
