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Engagement (military)

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155: 39:. An engagement begins when the attacking force initiates combat in pursuit of its mission, and ends when the attacker has accomplished the mission, or ceases to try to accomplish the mission, or when one or both sides receive sufficient 50:. An engagement normally lasts one to two days; it may be as brief as a few hours and is rarely longer than five days. It is at this scale of combat that 215: 196: 139: 54:
engagement ranges of weapons and support systems become important to the troops and their commanders.
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Combat between two military forces, neither larger than a division or smaller than a company
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As a tactical mission, the engagement is often a part of a
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