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  • 1Close combat — For other uses, see Close combat (disambiguation). Close combat means a violent physical confrontation between two or more opponents at short range.[1][2] Contents 1 Armed and Unarmed Confrontations 2 …

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  • 2Close Combat Badge — The Close Combat Badge (or CCB) was an approved badge that was never issued. It was quickly scrapped and replaced by the Combat Action Badge. The U.S. Army would have awarded the CCB to Armor, Cavalry, Combat Engineer, and Field Artillery… …

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  • 3combat — [ kɔ̃ba ] n. m. • 1538; de combattre 1 ♦ Action de deux ou de plusieurs adversaires armés, de deux armées qui se battent. ⇒ bataille. Spécialt Phase d une bataille. ⇒ 1. action, affrontement, choc, engagement, mêlée, 1. rencontre; baroud. Combat… …

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  • 4Combat shotgun — Trench gun redirects here. For the special purpose trench rifles, see periscope rifle. Winchester Model 1897 Trench Gun with M1917 bayonet …

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  • 5Combat in film — Staged fights in Cinema include performances of classical fencing, historical fencing, martial arts, close combat and duels in general, as well as choreography of full scale battles. Contents 1 Asian martial arts 2 Battles 3 …

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  • 6Close Quarters Battle — (CQB) or close quarters combat (CQC) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand to hand combat. In the typical CQB scenario, the attackers try a very… …

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  • 7Combat air patrol — (CAP) is a type of flying mission for fighter aircraft. Two F 15 Eagles from the Massachusetts Air National Guard s 102nd Fighter Wing fly a combat air patrol mission over New York City in support of Operation Noble Eagle A combat air patrol is… …

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  • 8Combat pistol shooting — is a modern martial art that focuses on the use of the handgun as a defensive weapon for self defense, or for military and police use.[1] Like most martial arts, combat pistol shooting is practiced both for defense and for sport. Many of the… …

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  • 9Close quarters combat — CQC redirects here. CQC may also refer to the Care Quality Commission or the TV show Caiga Quien Caiga. Close quarters combat (CQC) or close quarters battle (CQB) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons… …

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  • 10Combat history of the F-14 — Since its inception, the F 14 has been widely used in action by both the US Navy and the Iranian Air Force, although knowledge about the combat service with the Iranians is disputed. Even though the F 14 did not see a lot of aerial combat as it… …

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