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APPUI SURVIVABILITE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
  • Protection of Life
  • Protection of Property
DEF

A set of activities undertaken by engineers or pioneers to protect personnel and materiel from the enemy.

OBS

Survivability support includes the employment of field fortifications, mine clearance, protective obstacles, strong points, camouflage, concealment and non-electronic deception.

OBS

survivability support: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Génie (Militaire)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Sécurité des biens
DEF

Ensemble d'activités entreprises par les sapeurs de combat et les pionniers pour protéger le personnel et le matériel des attaques de l'ennemi.

OBS

L'emploi de fortifications de campagne, d'obstacles de protection, de centres de résistance, ainsi que de mesures de camouflage, de déminage, de dissimulation et de déception non-électronique sont tous des moyens d'appui à la survivabilité.

OBS

appui à la survivabilité : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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