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Terms for subject Military (71894 entries)

consumer logistics	That part of logistics concerning the reception, storage, transport, maintenance and disposal of materiel, as well as the provision of support and services. Related term: production logistics.
consumption rate	The average quantity of an item consumed or expended during a given time interval, expressed in quantities by the most appropriate unit of measurement per applicable stated basis.
consumption rate coefficient	Coefficient by which the basic rate is multiplied according to the forecasts of the command.
contact	cont
contact	ctc
contact	Situation of an element which is under the direct fire of the enemy weapons. 1. Make contact: action, for the lead units, of opening fire against the enemy or of infiltrating his battle position in order to collect information, hold, eventually capture, the key points useful for the continuation of operations. 2. Identify contact: determining the points and areas where the enemy is resisting the actions against him as well as the gaps in his battle position. 3. Lose contact: not realizing that the enemy has disengaged, or, realizing it, not being able of remaking contact. Break contact: disengaging from the enemy.
contact countries	States which wish to be politically and/or operationally engaged with NATO without a formal partnership, such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea
contact discharge	A transfer of electrical charge between bodies of different electrostatic potential through direct contact
contact element	Mobile repair element which remains under the responsibility of its organic commander temporarily put at the disposal of a unit for a specific mission; the organization in terms of personnel and assets of the contact element depend on the mission.
contact function	All activities permitting the deployment and engagement of Forces in direct contact with opponents or third parties, in any area, in order to participate in combat or in the control of an environment.
contact intelligence	During an interposition mission, intelligence gathered through contacts with the civilian, military, and administrative authorities or the various factions. This information can be managed or centralized by the force command, bearing in mind that its conduct is necessarily decentralized to the sector level.
Contact Line	CL
contact point	In land warfare, a point on the terrain, easily identifiable, where two or more units are required to make contact. In air operations, the position at which a mission leader makes radio contact with an air control agency.
Contact Test Set	CTS
contact with the enemy	On land, the mutual disposition of opposing forces whereby they can bring their weapons to bear on each other. 2. At sea, mutual disposition of opposing ships within the maximum range of their available weapons while simultaneously maintaining mutual surveillance.
CONTAD	concealed target detection
container	co
container	ctnr
container	ctr
container	Standardized metallic box used for the transport and storage of logistic assets, permitting their multimodal transport without having to change the packaging.