field fortification

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  • TITLE: fortification (military science)
    ...Fortifications are usually of two types: permanent and field. Permanent fortifications include elaborate forts and troop shelters and are most often erected in times of peace or upon threat of war. Field fortifications, which are constructed when in contact with an enemy or when contact is imminent, consist of entrenched positions for personnel and crew-served weapons, cleared fields of fire,...


  • TITLE: military technology
    SECTION: Field fortification
    The main purpose of early field fortifications, particularly among the Greeks, was to secure an advantage by standing on higher ground so that the enemy was forced to attack uphill. The Romans were especially adept at field fortifications, preparing fortified camps at the close of each day’s march. The troops usually required three to four hours to dig a ditch around the periphery, erect a...