Fireforceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Fireforce is a variant of the tactic of vertical envelopment of a target by helicopter-borne infantry developed by the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. Fireforce counter-insurgency missions were designed to trap and eliminate ZANLA and ZIPRA insurgents before they could flee by reacting to enemy ambushes, farm attacks, or OP sightings, and could also be called in by trackers or patrols who made contact with the enemy and called for reinforcements. It was first deployed in January 1974 and saw its first action a month later on the 24 February 1974.