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  2. Tactical formation - Wikipedia

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    Tactical formations include: [2] [3] Forlorn hope; Formation flying; Baguazhen; Box; Coil: Similar to the Herringbone formation, the coil formation allows for 360 degree security while at the halt. This type of formation is also used when refueling aircraft as well as during resupply. Sometimes platoon leaders also use it when briefing to ...

  3. Formation flying - Wikipedia

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    Royal Navy Sea Harriers flying in an echelon formation. In military aviation, tactical formation flying is the disciplined flight of two or more aircraft under the command of a flight leader. [11]: 6 Military pilots use tactical formations for mutual defense and concentration of firepower. [12]: Art 17.01

  4. Flying wedge - Wikipedia

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    A flying wedge (also called flying V or wedge formation, or simply wedge) is a configuration created from a body moving forward in a triangular formation. This V-shaped arrangement began as a successful military strategy in ancient times when infantry units would move forward in wedge formations to smash through an enemy's lines.

  5. Fox (code word) - Wikipedia

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    A fighter pilot announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire, alerting other pilots to avoid maneuvering into the path of the munition. There are three variations of the Fox brevity word in use, with a number added to the end of Fox to describe the primary type of sensors the launched munition possesses (if ...

  6. EXPLAINER-What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? - AOL

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    Here are the characteristics of tactical nuclear weapons and why they have drawn so much attention. From the war in Ukraine to North Korea's recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons ...

  7. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...

  8. Finger-four - Wikipedia

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    Four F-16s of the USAF 457th Fighter Squadron flying in a "Finger-four" formation. The finger-four formation (also known as the "four finger formation" and the "Fingertip Formation") is a flight formation used by fighter aircraft. It consists of four aircraft, and four of these formations can be combined into a squadron formation.

  9. What are tactical nuclear weapons and why did Russia order ...

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    The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, which has a 1,084-kilometer (673-mile) border with Ukraine, would allow Russian aircraft and missiles to reach potential targets there more ...