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APPROCHE MANOEUVRIERE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • Military Strategy
DEF

A philosophy according to which one seeks to shatter enemy morale and physical cohesion by identifying enemy strengths and vulnerabilities, avoiding its strengths and attacking its vulnerabilities, while protecting one's own vulnerabilities.

OBS

manoeuvrist approach: designation and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

Key term(s)
  • maneuvrist approach

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Philosophie selon laquelle on vise à briser le moral et la cohésion physique de l'ennemi en déterminant les forces et les vulnérabilités de celui-ci afin d'éviter ces forces et de s'attaquer à ces vulnérabilités tout en protégeant ses propres vulnérabilités.

OBS

approche manœuvrière : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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