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saturation bombing

/ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən ˈbɒmɪŋ/

Traduction: Tactique militaire consistant à bombarder massivement et sans discrimination une vaste zone afin de provoquer le maximum de destruction, sans viser spécifiquement des objectifs militaires précis.

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/ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən ˈbɒmɪŋ/C1formalpolitical
  • frTactique militaire consistant à bombarder massivement et sans discrimination une vaste zone afin de provoquer le maximum de destruction, sans viser spécifiquement des objectifs militaires précis.

A military tactic involving the indiscriminate and intensive bombing of a large area to cause maximum destruction, rather than targeting specific military objectives.

  1. Military tacticC1formal

    A military bombing strategy that aims to completely destroy a target area by dropping a large number of bombs over it, leaving no part untouched.

    frbombardement de saturation

    • Saturation bombing was used extensively during World War II.
    • The strategy of saturation bombing was controversial due to high civilian casualties.
    • Historians debate the effectiveness of saturation bombing in weakening enemy morale.