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Record 1 2022-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Strategy
  • Tracked Vehicles (Military)
DEF

A position in which the whole of an armoured fighting vehicle is protected by the ground and in which only the commander's head or periscope appears over a crest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stratégie militaire
  • Véhicules chenillés (Militaire)
DEF

Position où tout le véhicule blindé de combat est protégé par le terrain environnant et où seule la tête du commandant, ou le périscope, se découpe au-dessus d'une crête.

OBS

tourelle défilée : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrategia militar
  • Vehículos de oruga (Militar)
DEF

Posición en el terreno donde el vehículo blindado o mecanizado obtiene máxima protección contra el fuego del enemigo al bajar completamente el perfil y únicamente puede reaccionar con su armamento secundario [...].

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