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CLOSE QUARTER COMBAT [1 record]

Record 1 2022-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Infantry
  • Small Arms
DEF

A fight against an enemy at extremely short range with or without the use of individual weapons.

OBS

Examples of individual weapons include knives, bayonets, pistols and assault rifles.

OBS

close quarter combat; CQC; close quarters combat; CQC: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • close quarters fighting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infanterie
  • Armes légères
DEF

Combat avec ou sans armes individuelles contre un ennemi se trouvant extrêmement près.

OBS

Parmi les armes individuelles on trouve les couteaux, les baïonnettes, les pistolets et les fusils d'assaut.

OBS

combat rapproché; CR : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

combat rapproché : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infantería
  • Armas ligeras
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