Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

field fortifications

French translation:

fortifications de campagne

Added to glossary by Clément Dhollande
Feb 4, 2016 18:34
8 yrs ago
English term

field fortifications

English to French Other Military / Defense Shoulder-launched munitions
2-42. Shoulder-launched munitions (SLM) are lightweight, self-contained, single-shot, disposable weapons that consist of unguided free flight, fin-stabilized, rocket-type cartridges packed in launchers. SLM provide the Soldier a direct fire capability to defeat enemy personnel within field fortifications, bunkers, caves, masonry structures, and lightly armored vehicles. Soldiers use SLM to engage enemy combatants at very close ranges—across the street or from one building to another.


Extrait du manuel militaire américain fm3_21x8. Ce sont des aménagements effectués en creusant dans le sol pour bénéficier d'une position de tir masquée et/ou à couvert. Souvent composé d'une tranchée, d'un talus formé des déblais et parfois surmonté d'une construction défensive...
Proposed translations (French)
4 +2 fortifications de campagne

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fortifications de campagne

par opposition aux fortifications permanentes (ligne Maginot, etc.)
Peer comment(s):

agree Guillaume Brownlie Pacteau : Oui!
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Merci Guillaume !
agree Pierre POUSSIN
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