Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Milit., a battery raised so as to play against another. The interior crest of the parapet is made nearly parallel with the interior crest of the parapet to be attacked.
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Examples
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These could include quick-reaction combat teams, route-clearance capabilities, recovery of wounded personnel and damaged vehicles, the counter-rocket and counter-battery teams that return hostile indirect fire within seconds, and the experts and vehicles that detect and dispose of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.
David Isenberg: Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Where are we going?" 2010
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He was a Gunner and had only been at the front for a few weeks before some counter-battery fire did for him.
God Save The Ruralshire Light Infantry! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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These could include quick-reaction combat teams, route-clearance capabilities, recovery of wounded personnel and damaged vehicles, the counter-rocket and counter-battery teams that return hostile indirect fire within seconds, and the experts and vehicles that detect and dispose of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs.
David Isenberg: Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Where are we going?" 2010
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They have counter-battery radars that would detect these guns firing, and counter-battery fire would probably destroy those guns before the first shells that they had fired had hit Seoul.
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It was somewhat reminiscent of the great charge at Eylau, but today the French cavalry wiped out two Russian batteries, while a third horse battery was decrewed with counter-battery fire.
Archive 2009-09-01 Der Alte Fritz 2009
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Hamas makes, stores and fires its missiles in residential areas and in mosques, and then weeps bitter tears when counter-battery fire kills some of its civilians.
Iran Plans War Crimes Trials for Israelis - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Hamas makes, stores and fires its missiles in residential areas and in mosques, and then weeps bitter tears when counter-battery fire kills some of its civilians.
Iran Plans War Crimes Trials for Israelis - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Using your tube artillery to spread mines during the opening hours of the attack when you could be conducting more effective counter-battery fire is a game loser.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Landmines and the Obama Administration 2009
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However, the deployment of enemy counter-battery units, fast intercept aircraft which can bomb your defenceless artillery unless you have AA units and so on keep you on your toes.
Wertzone Classics: Ground Control Adam Whitehead 2009
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It was somewhat reminiscent of the great charge at Eylau, but today the French cavalry wiped out two Russian batteries, while a third horse battery was decrewed with counter-battery fire.
Murat Attacks the Russians Der Alte Fritz 2009
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