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Military tactic
A reverse slope defence is a military tactic where a defending force is positioned on the slope of an elevated terrain feature such as a hill, ridge,
Reverse_slope_defence
Indirect gunfire fired at a high angle trajectory to fall on to a target or enemy
line of sight, for example over the brow of a hill engaging in a reverse slope defence. Artillery weapons such as howitzers and mortars are designed for
Plunging_fire
Military concepts about exposure to enemy fire
the enemy in an effective manner. Crossing the T Plunging fire Reverse slope defence Bellamy, Chris (1990). The Evolution of Modern Land Warfare: Theory
Enfilade_and_defilade
Use of the High ground Protection Natural barriers – e.g., rivers Reverse slope defence Obstacles and barriers – man made Barbed wire Anti-vehicle ditches
List_of_military_tactics
Military tactic
physical barriers such as hills, forests or rivers (but see the "reverse slope defence" for a historically attested deliberate tactic, now rendered obsolete
Defeat_in_detail
German military officer (1885–1960)
observation, and allowed them to conduct a classic reverse slope defence, with the forward slopes thinly manned, but covered by machine guns with interlocking
Albert_Kesselring
Tank battle fought during the Gulf War
crested a low rise and surprised an Iraqi tank company set up in a reverse slope defence on the 70 Easting. Captain McMaster, leading the attack, immediately
Battle_of_73_Easting
Video game series
possible to seek cover behind slopes or dominate a battlefield by controlling high ground. Alternatively, reverse slope defence tactics can also be quite
Combat_Mission
hard to detect. Ideally, defensive positions are in enfilade or reverse slope defence positions to avoid enemy's direct fire. It was a complex net of
Flexible_defense
1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
division (the others were employing Wellington's characteristic "reverse slope defence"). The bombardment caused a large number of casualties. Although
Battle_of_Waterloo
1982 combat service support operations
secured the high ground of the Sussex Mountains, establishing a reverse slope defence. Meanwhile, the landing craft returned to take 45 Commando from
British logistics in the Falklands War
British_logistics_in_the_Falklands_War
Defensive fortification in World War I
could be held with fewer troops and with tactical dispersal, reverse-slope positions, defence in depth and camouflage, German infantry could be conserved
Hindenburg_Line
Indecisive Franco-British operation on the Western Front during the First World War
increasingly costly, against a German defence which recovered from the defeats of 9 April and organised reverse-slope defences, which were much easier to hold
Nivelle_offensive
Structures designed to absorb energy
built to preserve the existing uses of the shoreline and to protect the slope. In architecture generally, it means a retaining wall. In military engineering
Revetment
Battle of the First World War
overrun and captured. As the French infantry encountered the German reverse-slope defences, fatigue, losses and the relatively undamaged state of the German
Battle_of_the_Hills
Battle during the First World War in France
reconnaissance led to an inaccurate bombardment, German reverse-slope defences had disguised new defences and long-range machine-gun fire was not suppressed
Battle_of_Le_Transloy
1810 battle of the Peninsular War
of the opposing forces because Wellington had deployed them on the reverse slope of the ridge, where they could neither be easily seen nor easily softened
Battle_of_Bussaco
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) by the Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems. After six years of development work, four units were delivered
FNSS_Samur
2025 Vietnamese amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier
vehicle developed and manufactured by Vietnam’s General Department of Defence Industry. It is designed to provide infantry mobility, troop transport
XTC-02
1944 battle around Kohima, Nagaland, India
along Kohima Ridge from 4 May onwards. Fire from Japanese posts on the reverse slope of GPT Ridge repeatedly caught British troops attacking Jail Hill in
Battle_of_Kohima
South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
kilometers per hour (42 mph) or maintains above 56 km/h at 60% longitudinal slope, and is capable of operating in various terrain conditions including desert
K9_Thunder
Multinational wheeled armoured fighting vehicle
Rheinmetall on the German side, (with Australian factory) and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands. Overall, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake
Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)
Boxer_(armoured_fighting_vehicle)
Israeli 4x4 armoured combat vehicle
deep, travel a 35% side slopes and climb over a 70% gradient, vertical obstacles up to 80 cm (31 in) in forward drive and in reverse. Capable of 90 degree
CombatGuard infantry mobility vehicle
CombatGuard_infantry_mobility_vehicle
Family of armoured security vehicles
diesel engine coupled to a manual transmission with five forward and one reverse gears and a two speed transfer case. If required, a more powerful 4.5 litre
Mohafiz_(vehicle)
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
Stalin instructed that the summer campaign be based on "active strategic defence", while also ordering local offensives across the Eastern Front. Southwestern
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
on the rock face of the forward slope of the hill feature, with the enemy in a similar position on the reverse slope about twenty yards distant. Throughout
Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa_Ngarimu
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1922–2000)
guns besides being subjected to artillery and mortar fire from the reverse slope of the hill. While preparing for the attack the platoon came under heavy
Gaje_Ghale
German general of the First World War
had second thoughts and began thinking of defence in depth, flexible defence and defence on reverse-slopes followed by rapid counter-attacks. In September
Fritz_von_Loßberg
Indian Victoria Cross recipient
the bank to replenish his stock of grenades from his comrades on the reverse slope. Having silenced all machine gun fire from the east bank, he then climbed
Namdeo_Jadav
Australian-built armoured vehicle
Bushmaster was primarily designed by the then-government-owned Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and is currently produced by Thales Australia following
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
Bushmaster_Protected_Mobility_Vehicle
Demining vehicle
vehicles were produced for Danish Defence in the years 1996–1997; the rest were assigned to different brigades of Finnish Defence Forces. The RA-140 DS is intended
Sisu_RA-140_DS
Marching group
and faces forward, while all other ranks simply face forward. Shoulder/slope arms: The rifle is brought on the left or right sides by the shoulder. Change
Drill_commands
1915 battle during the First World War
counter-attack the next day recaptured the ground, most of which was on a reverse slope, that deprived the French artillery of ground observation. Joffre suspended
Second_Battle_of_Champagne
River in Ireland, one of the Three Sisters
rivers, salmon stocks have been in decline in recent years. Rising on the slopes of Devil's Bit Mountain, just north of Templemore in County Tipperary, the
River_Suir
Upper part of vehicle is visible, hull is not
fire while silhouetted against the sky (skylined). While cresting a steep slope, the thin armour on the front bottom of a tank's hull (below the thick glacis
Hull_down
Military campaign during World War I
The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Turkish: Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri
Gallipoli_campaign
US ballistic missile defense system
need to be reversed in order to minimize detection by THAAD. Chinese officials asked South Korea to downgrade the radar of the missile defence system, but
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense
German main battle tank
secretary of the military procurement division of the German Ministry of Defence suggested reusing as many technologies developed for the MBT-70 as possible
Leopard_2
Award
military decoration awarded by the Irish Government to members of the Defence Forces of Ireland. It was instituted on 16 September 1987 as an award for
Good_Conduct_Medal_(Ireland)
Armoured engineering variant of a main battle tank
requirement by the consortium of Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (Germany) and RUAG Defence (Switzerland). English nomenclature for the vehicle is now AEV 3 Kodiak
AEV_3_Kodiak
Rise of water associated with a low-pressure weather system
water moving toward the shore has considerable momentum and may run up a sloping beach to an elevation above the mean water line, which may exceed twice
Storm_surge
March 3 – American Airlines Flight 6-103, a Douglas DC-3, struck into a slope during a descent. All 27 on board died in the deadliest crash of an American
List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_commercial_aircraft
River in Spain
the 13th century) is moot. The Manzanares has its sources in the southern slope of the Cuerda Larga [es], a branch of the Sierra de Guadarrama (the main
Manzanares_(river)
Earthquake in Japan
Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and
2024_Noto_earthquake
Range of tractors and lorries made by Daimler AG
six forward gears. Instead of a reverse gear, the gearbox has its direction gear, which, in theory, can be used to reverse any gear. Due to the lacking shifting
Unimog
Preventing flooding and erosion of shorelines
Coastal management is defence against flooding and erosion, and techniques that stop erosion to claim lands. Protection against rising sea levels in the
Coastal_management
Part of the Second Boer War (1899–1900)
they had constructed a line of forts, sangars and entrenchments on the reverse slope of the Platrand, of which the Boers were unaware. In the early hours
Siege_of_Ladysmith
ISBN 0907605257. "Defence Force Distinguished Service Decoration". wawards.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12. "Defence Force Native
Orders, decorations, and medals of Sudan
Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Sudan
Special vehicle to fly in air just above sea or ground
maintain stability. The pitch and altitude stability comes from the lift slope difference between a front low wing in ground-effect (commonly the main
Ground-effect_vehicle
Main battle tank
Modernization of the T-72 made in the early 1970s. The angle of the front armour slope was changed to 30 degrees. 100% metal side skirts protecting sides of the
T-72_operators_and_variants
South Korean main battle tank
of up to 50 km/h (31 mph) in off-road conditions. It can also climb 60% slopes (31 degrees) and vertical obstacles 1.3 meters in height. Due to the relatively
K2_Black_Panther
Finnish military truck
military terrain truck produced by the Finnish heavy vehicle producer Sisu Defence. The vehicle was introduced in 2005 and the first vehicles were delivered
Sisu_E13TP
1849–1850 novel by Charles Dickens
apprentice Uriah Heep uses the information to lead Mr Wickfield down a slippery slope, encouraging the alcoholism and feelings of guilt, and eventually convincing
David_Copperfield
German WWII heavy tank
successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armour with the armour sloping used on the Panther medium tank. It was the costliest German tank to produce
Tiger_II
Chinese medium military transport aircraft
The Xi'an Aircraft Company and Xi'an Aircraft Design Institute worked to reverse engineer the An-12 for local production. Design of the aircraft was completed
Shaanxi_Y-8
German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line, 1917
complete an orderly withdrawal. The new defences were built on reverse slopes, with positions behind the defences from which artillery observers could see
Operation_Alberich
1917 campaign of the First World War
be consolidated on tactically advantageous ground, especially on any reverse slopes in the area, with the infantry still in contact with the artillery and
Battle_of_Passchendaele
President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025
abuse of power. The change of president set South Korea back on a downward slope. President Yoon Suk-yeol's coercive measures to punish members of the former
Yoon_Suk_Yeol
Democratic procedure for expelling citizens
mounted by the person expelled. The two stages of the procedure ran in the reverse order from that used under almost any trial system—it is as if a jury were
Ostracism
Mistakenly drawing statistical inference from independent events
I do: A defence of the reverse gambler's belief". Reprinted in abridged form as: O'Neill, B.; Puza, B.D. (2005). "In defence of the reverse gambler's
Gambler's_fallacy
German Imperial Navy battleship class
an armor deck with sloped sides provided additional protection against shells or fragments that penetrated the belt. The sloped portions of the deck
Kaiser-class_battleship
1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle
Royal Artillery forced some Zulu regiments to take cover behind the reverse slope of a hill. Nevertheless, the left horn of the Zulu advance was moving
Battle_of_Isandlwana
Austro-Spanish armoured fighting vehicle
metres (3 ft 11 in) depth. It is able to drive at 75% gradient and 40% side slope. The ASCOD chassis has been used for a number of vehicles in Spanish service
ASCOD
Class of stealth guided missile frigate
many high-ranking Indian and Russian government and defence officials. On 3 March 2026, the defence ministry signed a contract worth ₹2,182 crore (US$230 million)
Talwar-class_frigate
German WWII heavy tank
53rd birthday. Unlike the Panther tank, the designs did not incorporate sloped armour. Porsche and Henschel submitted prototype designs, each making use
Tiger_I
Off-road 4x4 and pickup truck series produced by Land Rover
spare wheel and a lockable storage box. A new design of hood was used, sloping down towards the rear over a jointed folding frame, unlike the standard
Land_Rover_Defender
2013 oil train crash in Québec, Canada
it contained dangerous materials and was stopped on the main line, on a slope, in the vicinity of a residential area. After finishing his work, Harding
Lac-Mégantic_rail_disaster
Form of communism
(2005). How the Cold War Transformed Philosophy of Science: To the Icy Slopes of Logic. Cambridge University Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-0-521-54689-8
Marxism–Leninism
affected by a ban, see it as an issue of civil liberties, as a slippery slope leading to further restrictions on private life. A public opinion poll in
Islamic veiling practices by country
Islamic_veiling_practices_by_country
Cold War-era American medium tank
to an Allison CD-850-4A cross-drive transmission with 2 forward and 1 reverse ranges. The hull armor was increased to 4 in (100 mm) on the front glacis
M48_Patton
British military operation in France in 1944
northern slope and dislodged the defenders from its crest, they were unable to advance further, due to the Germans dug in on the reverse slope. Several
Operation_Epsom
1942 Christian apologetic novel by C. S. Lewis
he remarks: "... the safest road to hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts
The_Screwtape_Letters
Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier
been modified as the vehicle has a BTR-80 style straight chassis with no slope near the engine compartment. Because of the size of the new turret the vehicle
BTR-60
British ocean liner from 1911 to 1935
another collision with a ship, this time in New York. As Olympic was reversing from her berth in New York harbour, her stern collided with the smaller
RMS_Olympic
12th-century fort in Maharashtra, India
Much of the lower slopes of the hill have been cut away by the Yadava dynasty rulers to leave 50-metre vertical sides to improve defences. The only means
Daulatabad_Fort
slow a boat down in a storm so that it does not speed excessively down the slope of a wave and crash into the next one. It is generally constructed of heavy
Glossary of nautical terms (A–L)
Glossary_of_nautical_terms_(A–L)
Mathematical model of financial markets
{\displaystyle {\frac {\partial \sigma }{\partial K}}} is sometimes called the "skew slope" or just "skew". If the skew is typically negative, the value of a binary
Black–Scholes_model
1854 battle of the Crimean War
decisive victory, allowing the Russians to regroup, recover and prepare their defence. The Russians split their forces. Defending within the allied siege lines
Battle_of_Balaclava
Authoritarian environmentalist ideology
Retrieved 27 February 2023. Anantharaman, Manisha (August 2022). A Slippery Slope to Ecofascism: Contribution to GTI Forum The Population Debate Revisited
Ecofascism
Rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
established in 2012 by former members of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), a Rwandan-backed rebel group largely composed of
March_23_Movement
Awarded to the Devonshire Regiment in memory of its actions during The Great War
the remains of his headquarters company and reserve company to the reverse slope of the hill, from where they continued to harass the advancing Germans
Bois des Buttes (battle honour)
Bois_des_Buttes_(battle_honour)
1905 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War
NHK taiga drama series Saka no Ue no Kumo (坂の上の雲) (lit. "Clouds Above the Slope"). Russia portal Japan portal Battle of Tsushima order of battle Imperial
Battle_of_Tsushima
One of the first battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific
Battle_of_Hong_Kong
Wayback Machine David Axe (21 Nov 2023) Ukraine's About To Get Its New Reverse-Slope Glide-Bombs: Ground-Launched Munitions That Can Strike The Far Sides
Foreign involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Foreign_involvement_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
British Army general (1852–1925)
second line of machine gun nests to be situated on the reverse slope of their hillside defences; destroying them would need artillery with higher trajectories
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
John_French,_1st_Earl_of_Ypres
Historical semi-nomadic Turkic ethnic group
Pannonian principality and Bulgaria. Then they together ended up at the outer slopes of Carpathians, and settled there. By the 9th century, groups of Varangian
Khazars
American 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
self-propelled artillery: A long haul for long guns". ESD - European Security & Defence. Mittler Report Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 10 April 2026. These Are the New
M109_howitzer
February 2011 earthquake in New Zealand
which caused mostly horizontal movement with some vertical movement, with reverse thrust causing upwards vertical movement.[failed verification] The vertical
2011_Christchurch_earthquake
News leak publishing organisation
Katie (11 April 2019). "2020 Democrat says Assange arrest is 'slippery slope' for journalists, Americans". CNN. Retrieved 21 April 2019. "H.R.2500 –
WikiLeaks
Species of bird
variation of body masses in the species is attributable to considerable reverse sexual dimorphism as well as varying environmental conditions of various
Martial_eagle
Gallo-Romance language of Switzerland
varieties of Romansh, however, especially in Sursilvan, where it may have been reversed at some point: Sursilvan casa and Vallader chasa "house". Pluralisation
Romansh_language
1814 battle of the campaign in south-west France
to pull back to the knoll of Sacarin for defence. The hamlets of Bataille and Sacarin were on the reverse slope and part of the new French foothold. Soult
Battle_of_Toulouse_(1814)
Soviet infantry fighting vehicle
5-metre (8.2 ft) wide trench. It can be driven on 25° side slopes and can climb 35° slopes. The drive sprockets are at the front with six road wheels
BMP-1
Country in Southwestern Europe
under the authority of both the Defence and the Home Affairs ministries. The Portuguese military serves as a self-defence force, takes part in humanitarian
Portugal
Large body of salt water
right angles to the approaching waves but drains away straight down the slope under the effect of gravity. The larger the breaking waves, the longer the
Sea
1962 war between China and India
the Dhola Post on the northern slopes of Tsangdhar Range, in the right-side of Namka Chu valley, facing the southern slopes of Thagla Ridge. Clearly, the
Sino-Indian_War
Semi-automatic pistol
on the front top of the barrel's locking lug is tapered with a forward slope. This tapered surface produces a camming action which assists in positive
Heckler_&_Koch_USP
Main battle tank/medium tank family of Soviet origin, 1946
the ability to cover terrain by fire from a hull-down position on a reverse slope. As with most tanks of that generation, the internal ammunition supply
T-54/T-55
Island in the Indian Ocean
900 m (16,100 ft). The depth of the trench and its grade to the atoll's slope and shelf shore makes it more difficult for substantial tsunami waves to
Diego_Garcia
British amphibious armoured recovery vehicle
yet crude with sloped armour built above the tank hull. The tracks for the BARV were reversed so they had better grip biting in reverse. The Centurion
Beach armoured recovery vehicle
Beach_armoured_recovery_vehicle
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