Definitions
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- noun military, sports The tactic of
counterattacking - verb intransitive To perform a counterstrike.
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- verb make a counterattack
Etymologies
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Examples
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The counterstrike is the key to a successful defense.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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At any level, the immediate mission of the counterstrike is the destruction of the enemy, usually achieved by hitting the flanks or rear of the main enemy grouping.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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Compared to a counteroffensive, the counterstrike is a more limited blow designed to destroy enemy elements but not necessarily to recover lost ground.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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The counterstrike is the key to a successful defense.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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Compared to a counteroffensive, the counterstrike is a more limited blow designed to destroy enemy elements but not necessarily to recover lost ground.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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At any level, the immediate mission of the counterstrike is the destruction of the enemy, usually achieved by hitting the flanks or rear of the main enemy grouping.
FM 100-61 Chptr 6 Army an Army Group Defensive Operations United States Army 1998
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A recent May World Tribune report cited a second carrier group in the Gulf and secret (approved but not implemented) US naval and air plans for an Iran "counterstrike" in response to "escalating tensions that would peak with an Iranian-inspired insurgency strike against US" forces - that might easily be another Gulf of Tonkin-type incident.
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A recent May World Tribune report cited a second carrier group in the Gulf and secret (approved but not implemented) US naval and air plans for an Iran "counterstrike" in response to "escalating tensions that would peak with an Iranian-inspired insurgency strike against US" forces - that might easily be another Gulf of Tonkin-type incident.
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They will have to compete with students and administrators at Cairo's Ain Shams University, who plan a "counterstrike" to highlight the country's positive achievements.
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They will have to compete with students and administrators at Cairo's Ain Shams University, who plan a "counterstrike" to highlight the country's positive achievements.
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