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reconnaissance in force

warfare tactic used in which military forces may fire on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction, which confirms the presence and the position of enemy forces
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reconnaissance in force

Summary

reconnaissance in force ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • reconnaissance in force's subclass of is recorded as reconnaissance[2].
  • reconnaissance in force's subclass of is recorded as offensive[3].
  • reconnaissance in force's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y9clg[4].
  • reconnaissance in force's facet of is recorded as shootout[5].
  • reconnaissance in force's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[6].

Why It Matters

reconnaissance in force ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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