#military_operation__operation a military or naval action (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
supertype: #military_action__action a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
instance: #Meuse-Argonne_operation #Operation_Desert_Storm
subtype: #simulated_military_operation__maneuver__manoeuvre a military training exercise
subtype: #military_campaign__campaign several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
subtype: #military_expedition__expedition__hostile_expedition__hostileexpedition a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
subtype: #Crusade any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
instance: #First_Crusade #Second_Crusade #Third_Crusade #Fourth_Crusade #Fifth_Crusade #Sixth_Crusade #Seventh_Crusade
instance: #Dardanelles_campaign__Dardanelles #Okinawa_campaign__Okinawa #Petersburg_Campaign__Petersburg #Wilderness_Campaign
subtype: #naval_campaign__navalcampaign an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea
subtype: #military_mission__mission an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"
subtype: #combat_mission a mission to capture or defend something
subtype: #search_mission a mission to discover something
subtype: #search_and_destroy_mission an operation developed for US troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them
subtype: #direct_support a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
subtype: #reenforcement__support__reinforcement a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
subtype: #close_support__closesupport close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
subtype: #onset__attack__onslaught__onrush an offensive against and enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
subtype: #ground_attack an attack by ground troops
subtype: #charge.onset a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
subtype: #banzai_attack__banzai_charge a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
subtype: #diversionary_attack__diversion an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
subtype: #diversionary_landing an amphibious diversionary attack
subtype: #penetration.onset__incursion an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
subtype: #breakthrough.penetration a penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength
subtype: #invasion the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
subtype: #inroad.invasion an invasion or hostile attack
subtype: #infiltration a process in which a military force moves as individuals (or small groups) through enemy positions without detection
subtype: #maraud__foray__raid a sudden short attack
subtype: #air_raid__airraid__air_attack__airattack an attack by armed planes on a surface target
subtype: #swoop.maraud a very rapid raid
subtype: #blitz a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment
subtype: #strike an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
subtype: #surgical_strike an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target
subtype: #counterattack__countermove an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
subtype: #bombing__bombardment an attack by dropping bombs
subtype: #bombing_run__bombingrun that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
subtype: #dive-bombing a bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target
subtype: #loft_bombing__toss_bombing a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
subtype: #over-the-shoulder_bombing a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target
subtype: #firing__fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
subtype: #covering_fire__cover fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
subtype: #antiaircraft_fire firing at enemy aircraft
subtype: #barrage_fire__barragefire__barrage__battery__bombardment__shelling the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
subtype: #broadside (naval) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
subtype: #fusillade__salvo__volley__burst rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
subtype: #call_fire fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
subtype: #supporting_fire fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
subtype: #close_supporting_fire fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
subtype: #deep_supporting_fire fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons nad interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
subtype: #direct_supporting_fire fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
subtype: #concentrated_fire__massed_fire fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
subtype: #counterfire fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
subtype: #counterbattery_fire fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems
subtype: #counterbombardment bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
subtype: #countermortar_fire__countermortarfire mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
subtype: #counterpreparation_fire intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
subtype: #crossfire fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
subtype: #destruction_fire__destructionfire fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
subtype: #direct_fire fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
subtype: #distributed_fire__distributedfire fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
subtype: #grazing_fire__grazingfire fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
subtype: #harassing_fire__harassingfire fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
subtype: #indirect_fire fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
subtype: #interdiction_fire fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
subtype: #neutralization_fire fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
subtype: #observed_fire fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
subtype: #preparation_fire__preparationfire fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
subtype: #radar_fire__radarfire gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
subtype: #registration_fire fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
subtype: #scheduled_fire__scheduledfire prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
subtype: #searching_fire__searchingfire fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
subtype: #suppressive_fire__suppressivefire fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
subtype: #unobserved_fire fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
subtype: #artillery_fire__artilleryfire__cannon_fire__cannonfire fire delivered by artillery
subtype: #cannonade__drumfire intense and continuous artillery fire
subtype: #high-angle_fire fire from a cannon fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range
subtype: #mortar_fire artillery fire delivered by a mortar
subtype: #zone_fire artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations
subtype: #surprise_attack__coup_de_main an attack without warning
subtype: #ambush__ambuscade__lyinginwait the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
subtype: #dry-gulching__drygulching the act of killing from ambush
subtype: #pre-emptive_strike__preemptivestrike a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
subtype: #offensive__offense__offence the action of attacking the enemy
subtype: #counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
subtype: #push_back__rollback the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
subtype: #amphibious_operation a military operation by both land and sea forces
subtype: #amphibious_demonstration an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him
subtype: #amphibious_assault an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
instance: #Eniwetok #Inchon #invasion_of_Iwo__Iwo__Iwo_Jima #Leyte_invasion__Leyte__Leyte_Island #Saipan #Salerno #Tarawa-Makin__Tarawa__Makin #battle_of_Wake_Island__battle_of_Wake
subtype: #information_gathering__informationgathering the act of collecting information
subtype: #intelligence_operation__intelligence__intelligence_activity the operation of gathering information about an enemy
subtype: #undercover_work__spying the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
subtype: #espionage the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
subtype: #current_intelligence__currentintelligence intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation
subtype: #tactical_intelligence__combat_intelligence intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
subtype: #terrain_intelligence__terrainintelligence tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an area
subtype: #strategic_intelligence__strategicintelligence intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels
subtype: #signals_intelligence__signalsintelligence__SIGINT intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence
subtype: #electronics_intelligence__electronicsintelligence__ELINT intelligence derived from non-communications electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
subtype: #communications_intelligence__COMINT technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients
subtype: #telemetry_intelligence__telemetryintelligence__TELINT intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry
subtype: #clandestine_operation__clandestineoperation an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment
subtype: #overt_operation__overtoperation the collection of intelligence openly without concealment
subtype: #reconnaissance the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
subtype: #recce__recco__reccy reconnaissance (by shortening)
subtype: #scouting__exploratory_survey__exploratorysurvey__reconnoitering__reconnoitring exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
subtype: #air_reconnaissance__airreconnaissance reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
subtype: #reconnaissance_by_fire a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
subtype: #reconnaissance_in_force an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
subtype: #electronic_reconnaissance the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)
subtype: #counterintelligence intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
subtype: #counterespionage spying on the spies
subtype: #security_intelligence intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
subtype: #security_review__censoring__censorship counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
subtype: #military_censorship all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
subtype: #civil_censorship__civilcensorship military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
subtype: #field_press_censorship__fieldpresscensorship security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
subtype: #prisoner_of_war_censorship military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
subtype: #armed_forces_censorship military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
subtype: #primary_censorship__primarycensorship armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
subtype: #secondary_censorship__secondarycensorship armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
subtype: #national_censorship censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions
subtype: #countersubversion the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities
subtype: #counter-sabotage__countersabotage counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage
subtype: #covert_operation an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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