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After observing from ahull-downor turret-down position, an armoured vehicle will try to advance while minimizing these risks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The terms originated with sailing and naval warfare, but beginning in the 20th century, "hull-down" has also been used in armoured warfare.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adopting a turret-down orhull-downposition reduces the visible silhouette of a tank as well as providing the added protection of a position in defilade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Taking advantage ofhull-downpositions is an element of "tactical movement".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This turretless vehicle was made to nearly disappear in ahull-downposition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It had a mantletless turret, in order to take full advantage of reclining the vehicle up to ten degrees in ahull-downposition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In preparing defensive works, ahull-downposition can be created or improved by digging shallow tank scrapes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tanks can seek ahull-downposition behind obstacles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Among the problems experienced was that the tall silhouette and low, hull-mounted 75-mm were tactical drawbacks, since they prevented the tank from fighting fromhull-downfiring positions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its relatively low height was an advantage in a battlefield with little cover, allowing it to take up a goodhull-downposition in any convenient fold in the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.