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ATTAQUE GUIDEE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

An attack in which a weapon carrier (air, surface, or subsurface) not holding contact on the target, is vectored to the weapon delivery point by a unit (air, surface or subsurface) which holds contact on the target.

OBS

vectored attack; VECTAC: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

[...] attaque où le porteur d'arme (aérien, de surface ou sous-marin) n'ayant pas le contact avec l'objectif est dirigé sur le point de largage de l'arme par une unité (aérienne, de surface ou sous-marine) qui tient le contact avec l'objectif.

OBS

attaque téléguidée; attaque guidée; attaque sur vecteur; VECTAC : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conducción general de las operaciones militares
DEF

Ataque en el que el portador del arma (aire, tierra o submarino) no tiene contacto con el objetivo y apunta el arma mediante una unidad (aire, superficie o submarino) que mantiene contacto con el objetivo.

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