linijska obrana

English translation: linear defense

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Croatian term or phrase:linijska obrana
English translation:linear defense
Entered by: Besmir (X)

09:52 Dec 2, 2005
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / vojna taktika
Croatian term or phrase: linijska obrana
"Obrana neprijatelja je organizirana linijski s jakim otpornim tackama na X, Y i Z"

Jel ovo "linear defense?"
Besmir (X)
Local time: 08:04
linear defense with significant strongpoints
Explanation:
...They had the
Maginot line and a linear defense, rather than an elastic in-depth
defense...

...and they would serve as significant strongpoints in any defensive scheme...
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Bojan Kicurovski
North Macedonia
Local time: 08:04
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5 +2line defence
Mike Lovric
5linear defense with significant strongpoints
Bojan Kicurovski


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
linear defense with significant strongpoints


Explanation:
...They had the
Maginot line and a linear defense, rather than an elastic in-depth
defense...

...and they would serve as significant strongpoints in any defensive scheme...



    Reference: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1990/H...
    Reference: http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/rules/crossfire/musing/history...
Bojan Kicurovski
North Macedonia
Local time: 08:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian, Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 2
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
line defence


Explanation:
Linijska obrana je line defence a linearna obrana je linear defence. Linijska se odnosi na fizicki smisao tok je linearna obrana teoretska - takticki termin, za razliku od drugih vidova postavljana obrana (drugih geometrijskih oblika)

Mike Lovric
Local time: 08:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in CroatianCroatian
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
1 hr

agree  dkalinic: Or line defense, if you prefer US English.
7 hrs
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