Combat
Meanings and phrases
combat
- an engagement fought between two military forces; armed combat
- the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; fight; fighting; scrap
combat
- battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; battle
Air Combat Command
- a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft; ACC
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- an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa; Salafist Group; GSPC
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- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads; tank; army tank; armoured combat vehicle
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- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads; tank; army tank; armored combat vehicle
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- altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate; service ceiling
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- a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare; battle fatigue; combat neurosis; shell shock
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- intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations; tactical intelligence
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- a mission to capture or defend something
- the longest combat mission has been 44.3 hours.
- The Group flew its last combat mission on 20 April 1945.
- The 355th Fighter Group flew its last combat mission on 25 April 1945.
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- a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare; battle fatigue; combat fatigue; shell shock
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- a city district known for its vice and high crime rate; tenderloin
- a military area where combat forces operate; combat area
- Seven settlers were arrested by the army for illegally entering a combat zone.
- Also known as Military Region 4 (MR 4), IV Corps was the fourth allied tactical combat zone.
- It was the first deployment into a combat zone for a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard.
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- a fight between two people
- Even such Vrisha fell in single combat.
- Richard then spots Lord Stanley, and engages him in single combat.
- They have unique technique of single combat and theatrical martial shows.
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- He largely removed himself from combat operations.
- Its first combat operations were conducted during the Gulf War.
- It has participated in combat operations during the war in Croatia.
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- It had flown 4 combat missions before being lost.
- During the war he flew over 90 combat missions.
- During the conflict he flew 12 combat missions.
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- France used Jaguar combat aircraft from Dakar Airbase.
- The combat aircraft were mainly Do 22s, Do Js and Do D types.
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- Kest 3 flew its first combat missions on 30 April 1917.
- A week later, the squadron flew its first combat missions.
- The new squadron flew its first combat missions 30 January.
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- They were first deployed to combat units in September 1944.
- As the Type 1 37 mm AT Gun, it was introduced to combat units in 1941.
- The 89th, along with all reserve combat units, was mobilized for the Korean war.
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- Király saw combat on the eastern front and was twice wounded.
- It saw combat in Italy, Flanders and most European campaigns.
- At some point he saw combat, a fact he confirmed to Venus Flytrap.
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- Perhaps the most notable instance of streamlining is the combat system.
- "Dark Tournament" is a fighting game that relies on a proprietary combat system.
- The combat system of the game is fashioned similar to Blizzard's "Diablo" series.
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- Generals and commanders also play a decisive role during combat.
- Two more military helicopters were destroyed during combat in the skies over Abidjan.
- Human Rights Watch claimed ambulances that are not to be targeted during combat were also bombed.
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- The plane, with serial number 44-2433, never saw combat during the war.
- Four Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft have been lost in combat during the conflict.
- He traveled to India and saw combat during engagements with the French Navy.
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- for air combat or suppressing fire for ground troop support).
- Three German and eight Soviet bombers were shot down in air combat.
- Meanwhile, air combat on the Western Front had a much different character.
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- Here Urdiales completed combat training, which he then used to kill women.
- They used valuable training days that could have been used for collective combat training.
- The Navy had revitalized its air combat training, while the Air Force had stayed stagnant.
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- He is skilled in aerial combat and is able to sprout bat-like wings.
- The squadron was credited with the destruction of seven enemy aircraft in aerial combat.
- On 22 July 1942, Greisert became engaged in a low-level aerial combat with Russian I-16 fighters.
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- But Salwa rejected her as well, in shame of losing the combat against Bhishma.
- Alexei, a Soviet fighter pilot, is shot down in combat against the Germans and badly wounded.
- The QLU-11 was tested in combat against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden by Chinese marines.
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- Most of these were in the combat support and combat service support areas.
- All fast combat support ships currently in service are operated by Military Sealift Command.
- China has developed the Type 901 fast combat support ship which serves a similar mission in their navy.
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- All its pilots were rotated to Adak to gain combat experience.
- His combat experience is immense and not restricted to firearms.
- Much of Hayek's combat experience was spent as a spotter in an aeroplane.
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- The J-10C entered combat service in April 2018.
- A few reached sea service and combat service.
- Most of these were in the combat support and combat service support areas.
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- Pakistan continued to combat air patrol over several cities.
- They were not detected inbound by the combat air patrol (CAP).
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- He refuses to use close combat weapons in favour of his bare hands.
- Kedros and Amari, and was often engaged in close combat with the occupation forces.
- These short swords were usually used to slice the enemy's throat during close combat.
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- The nuclear-armed ASROC was never used in combat.
- The Mk IIs and Mk IVs were the only versions to be used in combat.
- The F-35 was first used in combat in 2018, by the Israeli Air Force.
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- often outnumber the front-line combat troops.
- No more than two hundred black combat troops were ever raised.
- It sent combat troops to Syria in 1973 to fight against Israel.
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- It engaged in combat over North and South Vietnam.
- From this day on the Seventh was engaged in combat nearly continuously.
- When engaged in combat shooting, sometimes cartridges do not feed into the chamber properly.
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- Hanger supports redistricting reform in order to combat gerrymandering.
- Bond impersonates real-life bridge expert Zia Mahmood in order to combat Saladin at the bridge table.
- In order to combat Andorra's inevitably poor results, he developed highly defensive tactics for the team.
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- Congratulations on an outstanding tour of combat duty.
- It was put into service for experimental combat duty in 2003.
- Its territorial control center assumed combat duty in July 2018.
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- In total, squadron members flew 468 combat sorties.
- The squadron began flying combat sorties on 23 January 1918.
- The new unit flew its first combat sorties on 17 March 1918.
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- They were both killed in combat, aged seventeen.
- Ata-bime was killed in combat, and her husband fled back north.
- Some young people joined the partisans and were killed in combat.
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- This marked the end of ground combat on New Georgia.
- However, this was not the end of ground combat in northern Okinawa.
- Most were not trained for ground combat, and the act was an ad hoc emergency measure.
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- The last front line combat unit, No.
- The unit has approximately 500 people and can be a self-supporting combat unit.
- Formed in 1943 it was intended as a front-line combat unit but was relegated mainly to police and sentry duty.
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- However, the division did not go overseas and remained at Camp Lejeune as combat readiness force.
- Its primary mission is to develop and prepare combat readiness of air defense capabilities of the air force.
- During the stand-down period every effort was made to raise the combat readiness of the 37 remaining CIDG camps to the highest efficiency.
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- Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports.
- He practices combat sports and loves to have his body defined.
- Zingano began her career in combat sports with wrestling at age 12.
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- Woolson was a drummer whose company did not see combat.
- It was the only fighter unit from the Commonwealth air forces to see combat in the Battle of Britain.
- However regiment did not see combat anymore and Cresswell served on Maui, Hawaii until the end of war.
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- the damage roll that many games require after a successful combat action).
- He led his green troops into their first combat action at the Battle of Perryville.
- The regiment, which saw no combat action, remained there until the close of the war.
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- In 1992, the Air Force reorganized its combat forces.
- Up to one half of the 23,000 troops being pulled out 2012 are combat forces, he said.
- Initially, fifteen F-16 aircraft were deployed as the RBAF contribution to combat forces in the operation.
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- The Duke was praised at the time for his efforts to combat poverty on the islands.
- The club spearheaded efforts to combat tuberculosis and provide health care to African Americans afflicted with the disease.
- On March 1, 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed students and faculty at UMass Law about executive and legislative efforts to combat gun violence.
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- It has been used to help combat SSRI-associated fatigue.
- To help combat his wife's asthma, King developed an organic farm and garden to feed his family.
- In June 2010, the Netherlands agreed to deploy one submarine to help combat piracy in the waters off Somalia.
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- 617 Squadron and its F-35s were declared combat ready on 10 January 2019.
- In May the Army will test out automated Humvee's to certify them as combat ready vehicles.
- An exhausted Savitsky became furious and ordered that the nuclear torpedo on board be made combat ready.
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- He then flew combat missions over North Africa, where he was shot down.
- The 88th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from, 1 October 1943 – 28 April 1945.
- The 90th flew combat missions in the China Burma India Theater from 16 September 1943 – 29 April 1945.
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- Similarly, the single combat between Henry and Richard is Shakespeare's creation.
- After the fall of humanity they are now experiencing dramatic combat between one another.
- Beholding that single combat between Partha and Karna, all shouted and cheered with applause.
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- The Group flew its last combat mission on 20 April 1945.
- The 355th Fighter Group flew its last combat mission on 25 April 1945.
- After this last combat with no ammunition left, they remaining elements were taken prisoner.
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- He has shown some tactical analysis and personal combat skills.
- In Sword Arts, students attempt to perfect their combat skills by dueling each other.
- On his own, Garryn Bek has no extra-human abilities and shows lackluster combat skills.
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- These weapons were issued 6 per company, 2 per platoon for each combat engineer company.
- By April 2013, the task force had 1,100 soldiers with six combat engineer and two construction companies.
- During his Army National Guard service, he served as a combat engineer in the 1457th Engineering Battalion.
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- In 1952, the depot was assigned a maintenance mission for the overhaul and repair of combat vehicles.
- M134 Miniguns mounted on attack helicopters and other combat vehicles can achieve rates of fire of over 100 rounds per second (6,000 RPM).
- The agreement limits the number of tanks, armored combat vehicles, artillery, combat aircraft and attack helicopters that the parties to the agreement can possess.
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- Hours later Tai and Dizzy engaged Skorge in a melee combat.
- "Remember Me" features platforming, exploration and melee combat.
- The gameplay was lauded for its role-playing elements, character powers and melee combat.
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- The two try to shoot each other, but it instead turns into unarmed combat.
- He is an exceptional marksman, and he is skilled in unarmed combat, skiing, swimming and golf.
- Students were also trained in tactics, weapons, navigation, first aid, radio communications, and unarmed combat.
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- It spent its entire service in the Washington defenses and saw no combat.
- Although no combat sorties took place at the height of the aerial battles, No.
- The regiment, which saw no combat action, remained there until the close of the war.
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- By acting as additional logistical arm and leaving the actual combat to them.
- Nor is the general seen wearing a helmet or in actual combat, as in the earlier sarcophagi.
- Like a typical RPG, there are random battles, but actual combat resembles a sort of action RPG.
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- During World War II, Allen served as a major in the combat engineers in Europe.
- The shift included 3 staff commanders, 2 medical officers, 10 combat engineers and 31 drivers.
- The "Pionniers" (pioneers) are the combat engineers and a traditional unit of the Foreign Legion.
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- Pakistan continued to combat air patrol over several cities.
- They were not detected inbound by the combat air patrol (CAP).
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- Thus, by midnight, the 501st was the only regiment combat team ready for action.
- A combat team of about 10 members was responsible for more proactive, armed resistance.
- The 501st was the lead combat team in the division move, and after a grueling truck ride, reached Bastogne at about 2230 hrs.
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- They served in every major combat theater during the war.
- This unit had played a major combat role during the Battle of Khe Sanh.
- The seventeenth was the date that the major combat of the operation ended.
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- Henry made no attempt to engage in combat himself.
- Only the first group, under the command of Captain Frank R. Walker, arrived in time to engage in combat.
- The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film "Zombi 2", where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.
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- In April 1943, the unit was involved in its first combat mission in North Africa.
- Their first combat mission on 11 June 1940 was a raid against Italian aircraft at the Gura airfield.
- The squadron flew its first combat mission on 17 July, when it attacked an aircraft factory in Amsterdam.
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- Movement is akin to that of a combat flight simulator, though restricted to the ground.
- "Independence Day" is a combat flight simulator video game based on the 1996 film of the same name.
- It is a combat flight simulator in which the player controls an aircraft to protect refugees from enemy forces.
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- Ultima) and a 3D space combat simulator (e.g.
- Armintrout commented that ""Hyper Battle" is a bizarre space combat game.
- Inca combines many different genres including space combat simulator and adventure game.
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- Cargas served in the Korean War and was a decorated combat veteran.
- Casey is a combat veteran that uses a Competition Chopper to complete the course.
- Joyner served in the U.S. Army from 1988–1992 and is a combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm.
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- The J-10C entered combat service in April 2018.
- The "Nabalbal" units entered combat in 1977.
- German jet and rocket-powered fighters entered combat in 1944, too late to impact the war's outcome.
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- The initial requirement began with military combat systems during World War I.
- As a department head, he served as weapons control officer and combat systems officer in .
- The 12 FTW is the only unit in the Air Force conducting both pilot instructor training and combat systems officer training.
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- Children as young as 10 were used in direct combat.
- Four days later, they arrived at Toro, where the King of Portugal avoided direct combat.
- Point firing, or instinctive shooting, with rifles developed as a result of direct combat experiences.
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- About 6,225 men from the province died in combat.
- She is said to have died in combat before surrendering.
- A total number of 256 Israeli soldiers died in combat in South Lebanon from 1985 to 2000.