peels, center-peel, side-peel

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Military / Defense / Break-Contact Variations

English term or phrase: peels, center-peel, side-peel

The most common break-contact variations are called “peels.” The analogy for a peel is a small animal that is attacked, and responds by making itself look as big as possible.

A small element, like a squad or Leader’s Recon Team, rapidly fires everything (including smoke) to imply a much larger force. As everyone fires, one or two Soldiers at the front move to the rear of the element and resume firing, while the next Soldier moves back. This way allows the element to retreat, while firing as many bullets toward the enemy as possible. This is a variation on a regular break-contact, because Soldiers retreat individually or in pairs under supporting fire, instead of as a larger element.

The basic peel idea is further broken down into a “center-peel” and a “side-peel,” which refer to the direction of retreat relative to the direction of the enemy.

Isaura Ordóñez KudoZ activity Questions: 26 (3 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 3 Nicaragua
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repliegues, repliegues del centro, repliegues laterales

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repliegues, repliegues del centro, repliegues laterales

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3. prnl. Dicho de las tropas avanzadas: Retirarse en buen orden. U. t. c. tr. U. t. en sent. fig. Note "en buen orden"

Osario impartió orden a Primo de Rivera de replegarse sobre el centro. Primo intentó hacerla. y. abandonando sus cañones descendió del mamelón (actual Parque Primo de Rivera) . pero, envuelto por la caballería y los dos batallones que le quedaban a Las Heras, los granaderos y cazadores realistas no pudieron operar la reunión. Formados en cuadro resistieron a pie firme entre ocho y diez cargas patriotas, y. cuando, más tarde. advirtieron el repliegue del centro y del ala derecha sobre las casas de Lo Espejo tomaron el mismo rumbo y se reunieron al grueso en el callejón de dichas casas sin que la caballería patriota lograra desorganizarlos.
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En esos momentos, Osorio, viéndolo todo perdido se alejó al galope del campo de batalla con los restos de la caballería unos 250 hombres con rumbo al oeste. Ordóñez asumió el mando. y. comprendiendo que ya no podía sostenerse en la loma, se replegó en orden hacia las casas de Lo Espejo.

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