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Military
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Assault Breach Marking System
ABMS
Assault CP
ACP
assault craft
A landing craft or amphibious vehicle primarily employed for landing troops and equipment in the assault waves of an amphibious operation.
assault field
Permanent or hastily equipped airfield on which takes place an air movement.
Assault Gun Battalion
AGB
Assault Hoseline System
AHS
assault landing
Final stage of a tactical airland operation, comprising technical arrangements specific to airborne troops, aimed at accelerating the landing and unloading operations.
assault landing zone
Specified zone in the target area where part or whole of the assault echelon must be landed.
Assault Patrol Support Boat
ASPB
assault phase
In an amphibious operation, the period of time between the arrival of the major assault forces of the amphibious task force in the objective area and the accomplishment of their mission. 2. In an airborne operation, a phase beginning with delivery by air of the assault echelon of the force into the objective area and extending through attack of assault objectives and consolidation of the initial airhead. Related term assault.
assault position
That position between the line of departure
(LD)
and the objective in an attack, from which forces assault the objective. Ideally, it is the last covered and concealed position before reaching the objective.
assault shipping
Shipping assigned to the amphibious task force and utilized for transporting assault troops, vehicles, equipment and supplies to the objective area.
Assault Shotgun
AS
ASSAW
aerospace surveillance and warning
ASSB
avionics subsystem for strategic bombers
ASSC
airborne systems support center
ASSD
advanced submarine sonar development
assembler
assr
assembly
asm
assembly
asmb
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