Offensive Operations Flashcards

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1
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appuyer / soutenir

A

to support

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2
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attaque à revers

A

envelopment attack / turning movement

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3
Q

attaque dans la foulée / à partir du contact

A

hasty attack

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4
Q

attaque en force

A

attack in force / deliberate attack

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5
Q

attaque en souplesse

A

infiltration attack

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6
Q

attaque frontale

A

frontal attack

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7
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attaque préparée

A

deliberate attack

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8
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attaque préventive

A

spoiling attack

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9
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attaque principale

A

main attack

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10
Q

attaque secondaire

A

supporting attack / shaping attack

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11
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attaquer

A

to attack

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12
Q

axe d’effort

A

axis of effort

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13
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axe de progression

A

axis of advance

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14
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base d’assaut / position d’attente

A

Forming Up Position (FUP)

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15
Q

clouer au sol

A

to pin down

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16
Q

combat de rencontre

A

meeting engagement

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17
Q

contre-attaquer

A

to counterattack

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18
Q

déborder

A

to outflank

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19
Q

déboucher

A

to cross the line of departure

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20
Q

relever par dépassement / déboucher

A

to conduct a forward passage of lines

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21
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dépasser

A

to bypass

22
Q

désorganiser

A

to disrupt

23
Q

donner l’assaut

A

to assault

24
Q

effectuer un raid

A

to raid

25
Q

engager une unité / un moyen

A

to commit / a mission

26
Q

exploiter

A

to exploit

27
Q

fixer

A

to fix

28
Q

harceler

A

to harass

29
Q

itinéraire de progression

A

avenue of approach

30
Q

lancer une attaque

A

to deliver an attack / to launch an attack

31
Q

marche à l’ennemi

A

movement to contact / advance to contact

32
Q

mener une attaque

A

to conduct an attack

33
Q

nettoyer

A

to clear

34
Q

neutraliser (+ de 2/3) / détruire

A

to destroy

35
Q

neutraliser (de 1/3 à 2/3) un système d’arme

A

to supress

36
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neutraliser (jusqu’à 1/3)

A

to neutralize

37
Q

percer

A

to break through

38
Q

percer et exploiter

A

to break out

39
Q

percer un dispositif ennemi

A

to breach a defensive position

40
Q

ouvrir une brèche / percer

A

to breach

41
Q

prendre à parti

A

to engage

42
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prendre contact

A

to make or gain contact

43
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raid

A

raid

44
Q

réduire une résistance

A

to clear resistance / reduce a resistance

45
Q

relancer l’attaque

A

resume an attack

46
Q

relève par dépassement

A

forward passage of lines

47
Q

relever sur place

A

relieve in place

48
Q

s’emparer de

A

to seize

49
Q

s’infiltrer

A

to infiltrate into

50
Q

sécuriser / s’assurer de / s’emparer de et tenir

A

to secure (to seize and hold)

51
Q

surpasser en nombre

A

outnumber