Glossary of terms

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famine

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

feint

a mock attack or military movement designed to distract an adversary

fire-effect

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

flagship

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

flamethrower

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

Flanders

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

fleet

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

foot pad an unmade minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic
fragmentation

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

front

a line where two opposing military forces are facing each other

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