air attack
assault from aircraft, attack launched from airplanes or helicopters | ||||
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Air attack Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
air attack
1. coordinated - A combination of two or more types of air attack (dive, glide, low-level) in one strike, using one or more types of aircraft. 2. deferred - A procedure in which attack groups rendezvous as a single unit. It is used when attack groups are launched from more than one station with their departure on the mission being delayed pending further orders. 3. divided - A method of delivering a coordinated air attack which consists of holding the units in close tactical concentration up to a point, then splitting them to attack an objective from different directions.
1. coordinated - A combination of two or more types of air attack (dive, glide, low-level) in one strike, using one or more types of aircraft. 2. deferred - A procedure in which attack groups rendezvous as a single unit. It is used when attack groups are launched from more than one station with their departure on the mission being delayed pending further orders. 3. divided - A method of delivering a coordinated air attack which consists of holding the units in close tactical concentration up to a point, then splitting them to attack an objective from different directions.
Air attack Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WordNet 2.0 |
air attack
Noun
1. an attack by armed planes on a surface target
(synonym) air raid
(hypernym) foray, raid, maraud
Noun
1. an attack by armed planes on a surface target
(synonym) air raid
(hypernym) foray, raid, maraud
Air attack Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Air attack
Air attack may refer to one of the following:
- An air raid, a military attack by aircraft
- A term commonly used to describe the methods of aerial firefighting
- The initial name of the title for Fighter Ace, a computer game
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