ground assault
Troops advance forward
A ground assault is a military attack carried out by troops on foot or in land vehicles, as distinguished from aerial bombardment or naval operations.
The term emphasizes physical engagement with enemy forces or territory: Coalition forces launched a ground assault after weeks of airstrikes.
Ground assault implies direct combat—soldiers advancing, taking positions, engaging at close range.
- infantryGround combat troops
- chargeCost or accusation
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
storming · shock and awe · combat · breach · close quarters · advance · attack · battalion · frontline · trenches · no man's land · artillery · air support · warfare · raid · invasion · military · soldiers
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- war gameswargaming, wargame, war games, combat simulations, Age of Empires
- war violencemassacre, bombardment, bombing, shelling, combat
- military interventioninvasion, military intervention, coalition forces, allied forces, troop deployment
- military operationsoffensive, attack, marines, Desert Storm, NATO operations
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
ground assaultair strike
Aerial military assault
airstrike · air assault · aerial attack · naval bombardment · amphibious assault
ground assaultdefensive position
Fortified spot for resistance
retreat · withdrawal · tactical retreat · fortification · entrenchment
ground assaultpeace negotiations
Diplomatic talks ending conflict
diplomatic mission · ceasefire · armistice · treaty · peaceful resolution
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