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ENGAGE TARGETS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sea Operations (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- engage targets
1, record 1, English, engage%20targets
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"No mast? No aerial? Then how do you handle radar surveillance, target designation, communications, and so on?" Target detection and target designation are two different tasks, but a confusion persists because it has been a long-standing rule at sea that ships only engage targets they have detected themselves. 1, record 1, English, - engage%20targets
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations en mer (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouvrir le feu
1, record 1, French, ouvrir%20le%20feu
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si une certaine confusion persiste, c'est que sur mer, une très ancienne tradition veut que les bateaux n'ouvrent le feu que sur les objectifs qu'ils ont détectés eux-mêmes. 1, record 1, French, - ouvrir%20le%20feu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- Arms Control
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- engage targets
1, record 2, English, engage%20targets
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Contrôle des armements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prendre des objectifs à partie
1, record 2, French, prendre%20des%20objectifs%20%C3%A0%20partie
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prendre des cibles à partie 1, record 2, French, prendre%20des%20cibles%20%C3%A0%20partie
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - prendre%20des%20objectifs%20%C3%A0%20partie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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