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Record 1 1986-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
DEF

A fight in aerial warfare between two or more fighter planes usu. maneuvering at close quarters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
CONT

Dans la pratique, le combat aérien n'a pas encore atteint ce stade de quasi-automatisation. Prévenu à temps, l'avion d'attaque peut, par exemple, esquiver l'engin qui lui était destiné. Il faut alors, soit abandonner le combat, soit en venir à la lutte à vue, au "dogfight" combat tournoyant exécuté à des vitesses et sur des espaces considérables (...)

Spanish

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