Combate aproximado

O combate aproximado é uma situação de combate entre dois ou mais oponentes à curta distância.^[1]^[2] Desde o surgimento das armas de fogo e de longo alcance, o termo tem sido usado para se referir especificamente ao combate de melê.

↑ MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat, Washington, D.C.: Department Of The Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999
↑ Matthews, Phil, CQB Services, retrieved 29 July 2011: At his Specialist Close Combat Course, combat instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn defined close combat as "fighting an enemy hand to hand or within 20 yards range.”

[MCRP-1] MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat, Washington, D.C.: Department Of The Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999

[MAT-2] Matthews, Phil, CQB Services, retrieved 29 July 2011: At his Specialist Close Combat Course, combat instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn defined close combat as "fighting an enemy hand to hand or within 20 yards range.”

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