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MCFA [1 record]

Record 1 2023-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
DEF

A measure employed by land or amphibious commanders to facilitate the rapid engagement of targets and to provide safeguards for friendly forces.

OBS

fire support coordination measure; FSCM: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board; designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • fire support co-ordination measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
DEF

Mesure utilisée par des commandants de forces terrestres ou amphibies pour faciliter l'engagement rapide d'objectifs et protéger les forces amies.

OBS

mesure de contrôle des feux d'appui; MCFA : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignations d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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