Glossary of terms

a situation when large numbers of people experience extreme hunger due to drought, overpopulation or civil war, and many of them die

a mock attack or military movement designed to distract an adversary

the effectiveness of artillery fire used to attack a target (see also 'weight of fire')

the most important ship in a fleet, on which the commander of the fleet sails

a weapon that sprays a stream of burning fuel, such as gasoline or napalm

a World War I battle area in Belgium's East and West Flanders, the Netherlands' Zeeland and France's Nord

a group of ships organised to act together, such as fight a battle

describes a weapon designed to explode into many small pieces, especially an anti-personnel weapon

a line where two opposing military forces are facing each other