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NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
  • Combat Systems (Naval Forces)
DEF

A coordinated seaborne attack using heavy guns, surface-to-surface or subsurface-to-surface missile systems intended to achieve physical effects in support of joint objectives.

OBS

naval fire support: term standardized by NATO.

OBS

naval fire support; NFS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

naval fire support; NFS; naval gunfire support; NGS: terms, abbreviations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
  • Systèmes de combat (Forces navales)
DEF

Attaque maritime coordonnée, exécutée par des canons de gros calibre ou des systèmes de missiles surface-surface ou subsurface-surface dans le but de produire des effets physiques pour appuyer les objectifs interarmées.

OBS

appui-feu naval : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

OBS

appui-feu naval; AFN : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

appui de l'artillerie navale : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

OBS

appui-feu naval; AFN; feux d'appui naval; FAN : termes, abréviations et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

Spanish

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