#onset__attack__onslaught__onrush  an offensive against and enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
  supertype:  military_operation__operation  a military or naval action (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
  part:  assault
  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

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