Catchword for “thunder run”
Catchword: thunder run
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: At night the outposts scattered along the route, consisting of a few vehicles and an infantry squad, were vulnerable to attack, so continuous patrols known as “thunder runs” were maintained. A run involved AFV’s moving in column with tanks in the van and other vehicles at close intervals, moving at high speed and undertaking “reconnaissance by fire” along the roadsides to trigger potential ambushes.…As in all operations in Vietnam, it was essential to avoid establishing a pattern while “thunder running.”
Author:
Simon Dunstan
Simon Dunstan
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Vietnam Tracks
Vietnam Tracks
Date of Publication:
Mar. 1, 2004
Mar. 1, 2004
Page Number:
84
84
Edition:Rev.
This cite belongs to a full entry for thunder run.
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