Demolition belt

Demolition belt

In military terminology, a demolition belt is a selected land area sown with explosive charges, mines, and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy operations, and as a protection to friendly troops.

There are two types of demolition belt:

  • A primary demolition belt is a continuous series of obstacles across the whole front, selected by the division or higher commander. The preparation of such a belt is normally a priority engineer task.
  • A subsidiary demolition belt is a supplement to the primary belt to give depth in front or behind or to protect the flanks.

See also

Source: the public domain U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • demolition belt — A selected land area sown with explosive charges, mines, and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy operations, and as a protection to friendly troops. There are two types of demolition belts: a. primary. A continuous series… …   Military dictionary

  • Demolition — For other uses, see Demolition (disambiguation). Demolition of the Old Myer Building, Perth, Western Australia. Demolition is the tearing down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with …   Wikipedia

  • Demolition vehicle — In a military context an armoured vehicle, often based on a tank design with elements of a bulldozer, used for demolishing structures in an armed conflict. In a non military context a bulldozer or similar vehicle. See also: Demolition belt.… …   Wikipedia

  • Demolition derby — For the song of the same name by Quiet Riot, see Quiet Riot (1977 album). Competition at the West End Fair Demolition Derby, Gilbert, Pennsylvania. This annual event is held on three successive nights each August, with approximately 100… …   Wikipedia

  • Belt Line Railway (Toronto) — Infobox SG rail railroad name=Belt Line Railway logo size= old gauge= logo filename= locale=Toronto, Ontario, Canada start year=1892 end year=1894 hq city=Toronto, Ontario, Canada marks=The Belt Line Railway was built in Toronto, Ontario, Canada… …   Wikipedia

  • Disco Demolition Night — was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field. It was held during the twi night doubleheader baseball game… …   Wikipedia

  • Land mine — For other uses, see Land mine (disambiguation). Minefield redirects here. For other uses, see Minefield (disambiguation). Examples of anti personnel mines. From left to right: an M14, Valmara 69 (a bounding mine), and VS 50 …   Wikipedia

  • WWF Hasbro Action Figures — The WWF Hasbro Action Figure line was an action figure toyline based on the wrestlers of the WWF. They were made by the toy company Hasbro from 1990 to 1994. The toys were made of plastic and each had a signature action move. Most of the moves… …   Wikipedia

  • Christchurch Central City — This article is about the Christchurch central city suburb. For the Christchurch Central electorate, see Christchurch Central. Christchurch Central City Cathedral Square the heart of the central city. The Cathedral suffered heavy damage in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture       For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)).        Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”