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tactical minefield
Term Source:
JP 3-15
(Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations)
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1.) A minefield that is employed to directly attack enemy maneuver as part of a formation obstacle plan and is laid to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance, giving the defending element a positional advantage over the attacker.
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Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-15: Barriers, Obstacles, and Mine Warfare for Joint Operations, updated June 2011
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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