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Russian term or phrase:
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English translation:
"Blob" formation
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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Russian term
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combat formation of red army infantry.
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| 4 +1 | "Blob" formation |
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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| 3 | close order formation; blunt wedge formation |
TechLawDC
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| 3 | small dispersed ("blob") group formation |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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May 5, 2022 10:02: Turdimurod Rakhmanov Created KOG entry
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Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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"Blob" formation
"Blob" formation of infantry
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| Thank you. Frank and you teamed up to introduce me to a new term. |
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close order formation; blunt wedge formation
"Blob" formation is unknown in English military terminology in standard use (including historical such English terminology).
Note: "Blunt wedge" infantry formation is also known as the vee formation (V formation).
Note: "Blunt wedge" infantry formation is also known as the vee formation (V formation).
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| blob was a new term for me too. |
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
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small dispersed ("blob") group formation
The meaning of the blob formation:
https://books.google.com/books?id=J2LNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT175&lpg=...
The blob formation, first used in 1917, referred to ad hoc gatherings of 2 to 4 men, hidden as well as possible. The regular single file formation was only used in certain circumstances, such as when the squad was advancing behind a hedgerow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_tactics#:~:text=The b...
https://books.google.com/books?id=J2LNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT175&lpg=...
The blob formation, first used in 1917, referred to ad hoc gatherings of 2 to 4 men, hidden as well as possible. The regular single file formation was only used in certain circumstances, such as when the squad was advancing behind a hedgerow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantry_tactics#:~:text=The b...
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