Examples
“Two days later the mood changed when they sighted a strange ship hull-down on the horizon.”
“Ensure that positions allow vehicle commanders, loaders, and/or gunners (as applicable for each vehicle) to observe the engagement area from the turret-down position and engage enemy forces from the hull-down position.”
“The Lord knows what we may find, dear lass, And the Deuce knows what we may do - But we're back once more on the old trail, our own trail, the out trail, We're down, hull-down, on the Long Trail - the trail that is always new!”
“If possible, the stationary overwatch element occupies hull-down firing positions that afford effective cover and concealment, unobstructed observation, and clear fields of fire.”
“The base of fire element occupies hull-down firing positions (when possible) that afford effective cover and concealment, unobstructed observation, and clear fields of fire.”
“The Jagdtigers, tanks, and assault guns moved into hull-down positions on the crest of the hill.”
“We're going to drive as far as that line of hills and go into hull-down positions on the back slope," said Ernst. "The attack waves will probably be on the move as soon as the barrage lifts.”
“When hide positions are used, the primary firing positions should also be hull-down”
“A tank can be identified even if it is in a hull-down position, because three of the four areas -- turret, main gun, and commander's station -- can normally be seen.”
“Routes into and out of hull-down positions should also have complete defilade.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hull-down’.
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The Aubrey/Maturin List I'm Gonna Mak...
I'm wading through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin novels one by one, and someday, I'll wade through them again and list all the words I learned while reading them.
Edit: I started ma...studdingsail, carronade, mumchance, grumlin-futtocks, crosscat-harpings, holystone, sennit, orlop, orchitis, negus, kevel, altumal and 1112 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hull-down.
chained_bear Describing a vessel that is so far away, only its masts and sails are visible on the horizon; as opposed to hull-up. Mar 3, 2008