Sentence examples for defensive troops from inspiring English sources
Urban combat is the most difficult type of offensive warfare, because defensive troops have advantages that can offset an attacker's superior force and technology.
Anzhi, who lost dangerman Willian through injury after 23 minutes, enjoyed plenty of possession, but were unable to make much of it with Yanga-Mbiwa expertly marshalling his defensive troops.
Boko Haram fighters can hide out and then converge to pick a target, easily outnumbering the defensive troops at that location.
He chose to deploy supply forces as defensive troops, to make strategic use of reserve forces, to control only the necessary parts of the territory and to redirect Gen. George Patton's forces to where they were urgently needed.
But also here, don't use all the defensive troops to fight against the enemy because good players will attack at two spots and you will have to fight at two points at the same time.
The plans called for so many men to be mobilized in such specific stages that, once the trains began to roll (and the defensive troop trains began to roll in reaction), nothing could have been done to stop them.
After the War of 1812, the U.S. government drew up plans for an extensive network of canals along the East Coast that could be used for defensive troop movements.
On Sunday, Mr. Sisi found himself back on the defensive, deploying troops to protect churches across the country weeks before a planned visit by Pope Francis.
It is devoted entirely to defence of fortified places and deals specially with use of defending troops; defensive positions; morale; resistance to attacks and to actual assault; guards; obviation of treachery and revolution; and other subjects.
Despite Japan's longstanding postwar pacifism, initially imposed by a Constitution that was largely written by American occupiers, the country has long argued that the Constitution does not prevent it from maintaining defensive equipment and troops.
To keep the Texians from examining Mexican defensive measures, Mexican troops attempted to restrict access to and from the city.
