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  The Forum of the 1.Jagdmoroner Abteilung - Kingdom of Heaven
Shock action is where a body of men use their imputus to penetrate an opponants battle formation.
Shock infantry remained in common useage and was often dominant on the battlefield up through the mid 17th century.
Shock action is when you use a fast paced charge (on foot, mounted or in vehicles) to break an eneny's defence.
www.1jma.dk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4860&whichpage=5   (8038 words)

  
 Shock troops -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The term Shock troops is applied to (Soldiers collectively) troops intended to lead an ((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)) attack.
Shock troops are chosen because they are thought to have high enough (A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose) morale to take high (Click link for more info and facts about casualties) casualties during the brief time of an attack.
Or the perception that they were willing to take large losses might be based on political or religious indoctrination or because they had some special motivation, such as reclaiming their homes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sh/Shock_troops.htm   (137 words)

  
 Wizards.COMmunity Boards - Tactics: Bait, Flankers, Shock Troops
Shock Troops: Shock Troops are creatures who should get the first hit in as opposed to the last.
If you have a powerful commander, shock troops are doubly dangerous because you can control initiative to charge with your shock troops at the end of your turn, and then win initiative to have them attack again at the beginning of your next turn.
The halfling vet is probably the premiere line troop: he has enough hit points to absorb that first attack, and then he slices and dices with two attacks at +9.
boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=139574   (1166 words)

  
 Phil Elmore: Individual Authoring Services
Ingratiate yourselves to me now, for soon my mutant amphibious shock troops will march across the face of this land, putting to the sword all who question my right to rule you.
Thus I will begin familiarizing my future shock troops with the sort of machinery with which they will work and the types of environments in which they will operate.
In this way I shall guarantee that my shock troops will not turn on me as their mental capacities being to approach those of small children, more conventional household pets, and Jessica Simpson.
www.philelmore.com /humorcolumns/seamonkey.htm   (696 words)

  
 Future-Shock Troops
Computers can now steer weapons and troops so accurately, in fact, that to take full advantage of them, the military needs more-detailed maps: The missiles are more precise than the maps the generals use for planning strikes.
Troops spend most of their time trying to keep track of where they are, and sometimes they still get it badly wrong.
Troops and contractors work side by side as the weapon is tested, fixing problems on the fly--a technique the Army is using with its Tactical Internet.
home.datawest.net /dawog/vaq132/s19991213future.htm   (4060 words)

  
 illustrated ottoman empire encyclopedia of habibullah (sultan, topkapi, ottoman, palace, harem, eunuch, history, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ottoman raiders or 'shock troops' -- on horseback
Ottoman Turkish troops that fought on the Byzantine frontier.
Timur's troops surrounded this hill but their assaults were beaten back.
www2.egenet.com.tr /mastersj/encyclopedia-a.html   (3858 words)

  
 Soviet Shock Troops Storm Coralia - www.ezboard.com
In the Southeast of Coralia, The Arctica battalion consisting of 100,000 troops advanced on Creevagh being transported by the heavily armored Pamornik air cushioned vehicles.
After he was in his bunker, he let 200,000 troops, 1,000 tanks, and numerous artillery units to attack the main USSR forces.
The invasion of the southeast fared much better than the north, with 100,000 Soviet troops landing on the shores south of Creevagh and utilising the small island nearby as a fortification and supply point.
p100.ezboard.com /fmicronationalnewsnetwork48264frm23.showMessage?topicID=11.topic   (1402 words)

  
 Fascist "shock"troops outfitted with new devices to subdue the citizenry - Gold & Silver Forum
Critics say the weapon is ripe for abuse because the shock leaves no obvious mark, other than what looks like a small bee sting.
The police and other supporters of the new technology also say there are built-in safeguards to prevent abuse of the guns.
Each Taser, which is powered by batteries, has a data port that records each shock and is used by police departments when they prepare incident reports, allowing supervisors to count how many times a Taser was fired.
www.goldismoney.info /forums/showthread.php?t=8583   (1834 words)

  
 The Cookie Crumbles -- GSA Grooms Feminist Shock Troops [Free Republic]
She seldom wears her sash for St. Croix Valley Troop 1256, preferring to accessorize with army boots and a lavender bra strap that slides persistently down her bare shoulder.
My Mom was a troop leader, I used to piggyback along on her campouts as a kid and enjoyed very much my years as a Girl Scout.
Their scout activities were strictly tied to church sponsored troops to dodge the influence of politically correct groups.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a11d62a39e4.htm   (4160 words)

  
 Fedayeen Saddam / Saddam's Martyrs ["Men of Sacrifice"] - Iraqi Intelligence Agencies
The Fedayeen, with a total strength reportedly between 18,000 and 40,000 troops, was composed of young soldiers recruited from regions loyal to Saddam.
The unit reported directly to the Presidential Palace, rather than through the army command, and was responsible for patrol and anti-smuggling duties.
Patrols from these two forces, the backbone of Saddam's loyal troops, controlled main intersections in Baghdad and blocked entrances to major streets and sensitive areas.
www.globalsecurity.org /intell/world/iraq/fedayeen.htm   (700 words)

  
 IMPERIAL SHOCK TROOPS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The "Camo Commando" featured above, is a member of the Elite Imperial Shock Troopers Command.
"Shock Troops" use the "Military Attack Doctrine" / M.A.D. of "Schlitz Kreig" / "Swift Attack"; whenever they "swiftly" engage an enemy target.
The "Shock and Awe" is essential for their "element of surprise", and the very essence of the name of these particular type of commando units.
www.webspawner.com /users/dewaco/imperialshocktr.html   (90 words)

  
 Turks.US Daily News - US troops conduct shock campaign on oil black market Daily News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
US forces have launched a shock campaign against Iraqi fl markeeters as oil went on the fl market in Baghdad after the US-led operation against Saddam's regime.
US troops, backed by civilian organizations, swept down several stores and counters in the Iraqi capital since they were unable to stop trading money on fl market despite reduced oil price.
US forces made their hands leant against a wall while a US soldier was badly damaging the oil drums with knife.
www.turks.us /article.php?story=20030712085836218   (277 words)

  
 Shock information and rulings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Oracle text: Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Click here to see the official rulings for Shock in our Ask the Judge database!
Card text: Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
sales.starcitygames.com /cardsearch.php?singlesearch=Shock   (766 words)

  
 KI-KI SHOCK TROOPS BEGIN ASSAULT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Reports of Ki-Ki shock troops entering the Chancai Trade Centre have been confirmed in the last hour, with eye witnesses saying that masses of armoured troopers have broken into the many gaping holes punched into the sides of Chancai, moving through the levels almost at will and killing many bystanders in the process.
"There are hundreds of Ki-Ki troops punching their way through the streets, killing civilians at will and destroying everything in their path.
If their intent is to take the sector for their own then they have a strange way of showing it.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~lightsabre/ChancaiExpress/expressnewscf2.htm   (180 words)

  
 Tech Report: Shock troops
To bring you up to speed, SPV technology (both in forks and shocks) helps quell unwanted suspension movement from a rider's own body weight, yet still remains active to trail impacts.
Manufacturers love the technology and realize their customers will demand it in 2004, so off with the RockShox forks and shocks and on with the Manitou goodies.
Speaking of riding 2005 product, Manitou has been kind enough to pluck me from winter's snowy grip here in Boulder and has invited me to spend four days riding a host of their 2005 fork and shock technology down in sunny Arizona this upcoming weekend.
www.velonews.com /tech/report/articles/5546.0.html   (588 words)

  
 The Washington Monthly
The people I met after Tet were shocked that there was so much fight left in the Viet Cong, and the newspapers carried it as a major battle, and then as a US defeat.
It was a shock to see on TV the damage to all the areas that we had walked around in and worked in.
I was not sold on the need for US troops in VN from the start as I went to the encyclopedia and found that we had had 500,000 troops in Korea.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2003_07/001797.php   (18578 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Shock Troops -- Jul. 01, 1946   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
By last week 1,870 of the 5,000 had successfully run the gauntlet, and 550 were already in training.
Half of these clerical shock troops have had no more than a primary education.
One was a coal miner, another a waiter, a third a warehouse clerk.
www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,803804,00.html   (386 words)

  
 The shock troops who went after big money   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The shock troops who went after big money
Though its function now forms part of a wider Special Compliance Office, Allcock and his colleagues were once the shock troops of tax collection.
These marks may not be copied or used without permission.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/02/19/ntax319.html   (658 words)

  
 spiked-life | Column | Shock troops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
If you stuck gum under the table, you had to scrape the gum off all the tables in the room with a ruler, and you didn't get an army general screaming 'down on the floor and give me 20!' as motivation.
No wonder so many teachers are leaving the profession, if the government feels it needs to send in troops to assist with the most rudimentary parts of their job - controlling the kids and not boring them to death.
Of course, this is also a convenient way for the government to avoid putting more money into school facilities and equipment.
www.spiked-online.com /Printable/00000006DBC9.htm   (848 words)

  
 VHeadline.com - MVR deputy concerned about Simonovis commanding PM shock troops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Speaking after meeting Executive Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel, Vivas says he is surprised and shocked to read a note from Metropolitan Police (PM) 2-i-C to Metropolitan Municipality security secretary, Henry Vivas about assigning PM agents to guard the corners of downtown Caracas La Gorda, Pinango, Avenida Universidad and Urdaneta...
these are shock troops with completely unknown intentions and a hidden agenda which Metropolitan Mayor, Alfredo Pena, PM C-i-C Lazaro Forero and Vivas must clarify.
The deputy also complains that said groups have not been placed in positions to protect opposition marchers but close to pro-government mega- markets and other popular activities scheduled for Wednesday.
www.vheadline.com /readnews.asp?id=10461   (558 words)

  
 Saddam's shock troops
Baghdad - Dug in or dispersed on the approaches to Baghdad, the Republican Guard are Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's first line of defence against a looming onslaught from US and British invasion forces.
Commanded by his youngest son Qusay, the 60 000 to 80 000 men in the six divisions of the Republican Guard are mostly minority Sunni Muslims like Saddam himself and are traditionally the shock troops of his armed forces.
Founded by one of Saddam's predecessors as a presidential protection force, they made their name during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-10-1460_1338856,00.html   (675 words)

  
 berserker --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Norwegian berserk, Old Norse beserkr (“bearskin”) in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore, a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops.
The berserkers' savagery in battle and their animal-skin attire contributed to the development of the werewolf legend in Europe.
in premedieval and medieval Norse and Germanic history and folklore, a member of unruly warrior gangs that worshipped Odin, the supreme Norse deity, and attached themselves to royal and noble courts as bodyguards and shock troops.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9078887&ref=news1004   (321 words)

  
 Warhammer 40,000 - Imperial Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ever since the Horus Heresy, Cadia has guarded the entrance to the Eye of Terror and as a consequence the entire world is given over to mastering the art of battle and constructing weapons of war.
Such is their reputation that many other regiments emulate their equipment and tactical doctrines, although few can match their prowess.
Cadian Shock Troops may be included in your Imperial Guard army as a Troops choice.
us.games-workshop.com /games/40k/imperialguard/catalog/cadians.htm   (160 words)

  
 Recall Davis Rally on Sat. July 26 *ATTN CALIFORNIA FREEPERS*   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
There were plenty of us organizing and participating in support our troops rallies.
We had a lot of support the troops action and a number of us were involved in a local "No Tax" rally just a few weeks ago at our local city hall.
I think the "older" generation of conservatives (non-baby boomers) are more hesitant to rally, express their opinions, etc. but a lot of us boomers are sick and tired of the status quo.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/944445/posts   (2206 words)

  
 Chapter Eight - The Shock Troops of the Third New Deal
Chapter Eight - The Shock Troops of the Third New Deal
With the invasion of Czechoslovakia and the European war a certainty, Roosevelt was now ready to go to work to get himself elected.
He would need, therefore, only a little over one­third of the northern votes and four states could supply this ­ New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Massachusetts.
www.rooseveltmyth.com /book/fdrmyth_Chapter_Eight___The_Shock_Troops.htm   (6760 words)

  
 KI-KI SHOCK TROOPS BEGIN ASSAULT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Reports flood in as Chancai defences buckle under the heavy and constant onslaught from Ki-Ki forces.
Despite heavy resistance from Setnin Justice Department officers, Setnin Defence Force troops and other units of militia, as well as small groupings of underworld factions who have banded together to repel the invading forces, the Ki-Ki war machine pushes forward.
Level 1 right up to Level 13 has been taken, with defence forces falling back, unable to stop the Ki-Ki.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~lightsabre/ChancaiExpress/expressnewscf4.htm   (155 words)

  
 Black Orc Games OutKast - Stegon Shock Troops (2)
Large, brutally strong juggernauts, the Stegon are the shock troops of the OutKast.
With thick, natural plating on their bodies, armed with massive blades forged out of the weapons taken from their fallen foes, the sight of a Stegon troop has caused even hardened veterans to tremble.
Even their shields, ringed with sharpened spikes, add to the terrifying image of these mighty behemoths, for they do not hesitate to use sword, shield, and body to decimate enemy lines.
www.cheap-things.com /toys/bko1096.html   (196 words)

  
 Whiskey Bar: Shock Troops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
But the media is playing catch up today, and since the banning of one aging shock jock from radio stations in six mid-sized markets is obviously more important than the fate of the world's largest social welfare program, it seems safe to assume the coverage will be intensive enough to get Karl's point across.
Stern was saying there's no such people as Palestinians and Israel had a right to do whatever it wanted to defend against all those terrorists, etc. I don't know if it was meant as satire, but it sure didn't sound like it, & that qualifies as racism in my book.
Many people that are propagandized need a jarring shock to force them to reeavaluate their situation.
billmon.org /archives/001115.html   (6180 words)

  
 VHeadline.com - President threatens to intervene opposition shock troops: Metropolitan Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
President threatens to intervene opposition shock troops: Metropolitan Police
During his Sunday radio address broadcast from Manaus (Brazil), President Hugo Chavez Frias has repeated his opinion of the Metropolitan Police (PM) as opposition shock troops and blames them for disturbances that took place in the vicinity of the Christian Socialist (COPEI) rally in Petare (Caracas) last Friday...
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www.vheadline.com /readnews.asp?id=8455   (550 words)

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