En luftlandsetting

08:34 Dec 21, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
Norwegian term or phrase: En luftlandsetting
En luftlandsetting er en militær operasjon for å sette militære styrker (luftbårne styrker) på bakken ved hjelp av fallskjerm, glidefly eller direkte fra helikopter.
En luftlandsetting foregår (som oftest) bak fiendens linjer, som regel som en støtte til en større militær operasjon. På grunn av vektbegrensninger kan soldatene bare ta med seg håndvåpen, mens lette kjøretøy og lett artilleri må landsettes i fallsjerm fra transportfly, eller landsettes fra helikoptre eller ved hjelp av glidefly.
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4 +1airborne assault
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airborne assault


Explanation:
taken from N->E military dictionary

David Connor
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