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line of departure |
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1. In land warfare, a line designated to coordinate the departure of attack elements. 2. In amphibious warfare, a suitably marked offshore coordinating line to assist assault craft to land on designated beaches at scheduled times. Also called LD. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Preparations and training continued up to the final days before crossing the line of departure. If smoke and suppressive fires of suspected observation posts (OPs) are required before the lead company team crosses the line of departure (LD), then the tactical trigger involves verifying that units are "ready" to fire on the appropriate targets as the company team approaches the LD. In continuing the planning, Division A identifies that it needs the weight of its future GAS sorties available from the time the division crosses the line of departure (LD) at 0600Z and for four hours after. |
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