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Concept: Counterattack

Superconcept: Attack

Definition: attack by part or all of a defending force against an enemy attacking force

Required Relationships:

agent: the Military-Unit that is counterattacking against the object
object: the Military-Unit being counterattacked by the agent
Comment: It's assumed the object initiated an Attack of the agent before this counterattack occurs.

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Attack-by-Fire An Attack-by-Fire is an attack using direct fires, supported by indirect fires, to engage an enemy without closing with him to destroy, suppress, fix, or deceive him
Bypass A Bypass is a military action by friendly forces in which a unit maneuvers around an obstacle
Follow-and-Assume Follow-and-Assume is a tactical mission task to follow a force conducting an offensive operation and to continue the mission if the lead force is disabled
Follow-and-Support Follow-and-Support is a tactical mission task to follow and support a lead force conducting an offensive operation
Support-by-Fire Support-by-Fire is a tactical mission task in which a maneuver force moves to a position where it can engage the enemy by direct fire in support of another maneuvering force