tactical weapon

  • 1tactical — adjective 1 done in order to achieve what you want at a later time, especially in a game or large plan: a tactical move to avoid the threat of legal action 2 tactical error/mistake a mistake that will harm your plans later: Telling him your age… …

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  • 2tactical — tac|tic|al [ˈtæktıkəl] adj 1.) relating to what you do to achieve what you want, especially as part of a game or large plan ▪ Two players were substituted for tactical reasons . tactical move/decision/ploy ▪ an immediate tactical decision to send …

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  • 3Tactical wargame — Tactical wargames are a type of wargame that models military conflict at a tactical level, i.e. units range from individual vehicles and squads to platoons or companies. These units are rated based on types and ranges of individual weaponry. The… …

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  • 4Tactical Air Command — emblem Active 1946–1992 Country …

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  • 5Weapon Storage Security System (WS3) — is a marking for the vaults built into the floors of Protective Aircraft Shelters (PAS) on several United States and NATO military airfields all over the world. These vaults are used for a safe special weapons storage, typically of tactical B61… …

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  • 6Weapon effects simulation — (WES) is the creation of artificial weapons effects such as flashes, bangs and smoke during military training exercises. It is used in combination with Tactical engagement simulation (TES), which uses laser projection for training purposes… …

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  • 7Tactical nuclear weapon — U.S. officials view a W54 nuclear warhead (with a 10 or 20 ton explosive yield) as used on the Davy Crockett recoilless gun. The unusually small size of this tactical nuclear weapon is apparent A tactical nuclear weapon (or TNW) refers to a… …

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  • 8Tactical light — A tactical light is a flashlight used in conjunction with a firearm to aid low light target identification and allows the marksman to simultaneously aim and illuminate the target. Tactical lights can be handheld or mounted to the weapon with the… …

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  • 9Tactical shooter — A tactical shooter is a subgenre of video game derived from the first person shooter (FPS) or third person shooter genres that generally simulate more realistic, squad based or man to man skirmishes. This may come in the form of police fighting… …

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  • 10Tactical engagement simulation — A Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) is a training system for using weapons. Laser transmitters are used instead of bullets, larger rounds, or shorter range guided weapons such as anti tank missiles. A laser transmitter is mounted on the weapon …

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