A reverse slope defence is a military tactic where a defending force is positioned on the slope of an elevated terrain feature such as a hill, ridge,...

line of sight, for example over the brow of a hill engaging in a reverse slope defence. Artillery weapons such as howitzers and mortars are designed for...

in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crossing the T Plunging fire Reverse slope defence Bellamy, Chris (1990). The Evolution of Modern Land Warfare: Theory...

Use of the High ground Protection Natural barriers – e.g., rivers Reverse slope defence Obstacles and barriers – man made Barbed wire Anti-vehicle ditches...

physical barriers such as hills, forests or rivers (but see the "reverse slope defence", now rendered obsolete by crewed and uncrewed aircraft, for a historically...

division (the others were employing Wellington's characteristic "reverse slope defence"). The bombardment caused a large number of casualties. Although...

crested a low rise and surprised an Iraqi tank company set up in a reverse slope defence on the 70 Easting. Captain McMaster, leading the attack, immediately...

possible to seek cover behind slopes or dominate a battlefield by controlling high ground. Alternatively, reverse slope defence tactics can also be quite...

observation, and allowed them to conduct a classic reverse slope defence, with the forward slopes thinly manned, but covered by machine guns with interlocking...

hard to detect. Ideally, defensive positions are in enfilade or reverse slope defence positions to avoid enemy's direct fire. It was a complex net of...

secured the high ground of the Sussex Mountains, establishing a reverse slope defence. Meanwhile, the landing craft returned to take 45 Commando from...

could be held with fewer troops and with tactical dispersal, reverse-slope positions, defence in depth and camouflage, German infantry could be conserved...

increasingly costly, against a German defence which recovered from the defeats of 9 April and organised reverse-slope defences, which were much easier to hold...

grazing on native vegetation. The locality used to be the site of a reverse slope defence for tactical victories aimed at railway troops during World War...

overrun and captured. As the French infantry encountered the German reverse-slope defences, fatigue, losses and the relatively undamaged state of the German...

reconnaissance led to an inaccurate bombardment, German reverse-slope defences had disguised new defences and long-range machine-gun fire was not suppressed...

fire while silhouetted against the sky (skylined). While cresting a steep slope, the thin armour on the front bottom of a tank's hull (below the thick glacis...

and faces forward, while all other ranks simply face forward. Shoulder/slope arms: The rifle is brought on the left or right sides by the shoulder. Change...

on the rock face of the forward slope of the hill feature, with the enemy in a similar position on the reverse slope about twenty yards distant. Throughout...

along Kohima Ridge from 4 May onwards. Fire from Japanese posts on the reverse slope of GPT Ridge repeatedly caught British troops attacking Jail Hill in...

the bank to replenish his stock of grenades from his comrades on the reverse slope. Having silenced all machine gun fire from the east bank, he then climbed...

Systeme GmbH on the German side, (with Australian factory) and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands. Overall, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake...

guns besides being subjected to artillery and mortar fire from the reverse slope of the hill. While preparing for the attack the platoon came under heavy...

counter-attack next day recaptured the ground, most of which was on a reverse slope, which had deprived the French artillery of ground observation. Joffre...

metres (3 ft 11 in) depth. It is able to drive at 75% gradient and 40% side slope. The ASCOD chassis has been used for a number of vehicles in Spanish service...

deep, travel a 35% side slopes and climb over a 70% gradient, vertical obstacles up to 80 cm in forward drive and in reverse. Capable of 90 degree approach...

I do: A defence of the reverse gambler's belief". Reprinted in abridged form as: O'Neill, B.; Puza, B.D. (2005). "In defence of the reverse gambler's...

diesel engine coupled to a manual transmission with five forward and one reverse gears and a two speed transfer case. If required, a more powerful 4.5 litre...

vehicles were produced for Danish Defence in the years 1996–1997; the rest were assigned to different brigades of Finnish Defence Forces. The RA-140 DS is intended...

need to be reversed in order to minimize detection by THAAD. Chinese officials asked South Korea to downgrade the radar of the missile defence system, but...