| 单词 | shock action |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshock action shock action n. Military a method of attack by a mobile military unit in which the suddenness, violence, and massed weight of the first impact produce the main effect.Originally with allusion to attack by cavalry charge, subsequently also used of tank attacks. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > charge > [noun] > on horseback career1591 hippomachia1623 horse-charge1650 cavalry charge1872 shock-action1884 1881 Tasmanian 21 May 479/5 Cavalry action was divided into shock action and dismounted fire action. 1939 Cavalry Jrnl. Sept. 403/1 The reasons of the lack of shock action in the Great War of 1914-18 are debatable. 1991 Sunday Tel. 13 Jan. 8/2 The essence of the tank battle is shock action, hundreds of tanks swamping an enemy and smashing through defences before he can respond. 2006 P. Sidnell Warhorse iv. 142 Clearly the Macedonian cavalry on this occasion were perfectly willing and able to engage in shock action. < as lemmas |
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