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  • Close combat
    Close combat
    *Close combat is a generic term for both Close Quarters Battle and Hand to hand combat.*Mêlée generally refers to disorganized close combat.*CQB is an acronym for Close Quarters Battle, such as that which occurs in urban warfare....

    is a generic term for both Close Quarters Battle
    Close quarters battle
    Close Quarters Battle or close quarters combat is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat...

     and Hand to hand combat
    Hand to hand combat
    Hand-to-hand combat is a generic term often referring to weaponless fighting conducted from a military based point of view. This distinguishes it from combat sport...

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  • Mêlée
    Mêlée
    Melee generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters. A melee ensues when groups become locked together in combat with no regard to group tactics or fighting as an organized unit; each participant fights as an individual.-Origin of the term:The French term is the...

     generally refers to disorganized close combat
    Close combat
    *Close combat is a generic term for both Close Quarters Battle and Hand to hand combat.*Mêlée generally refers to disorganized close combat.*CQB is an acronym for Close Quarters Battle, such as that which occurs in urban warfare....

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  • CQB is an acronym for Close Quarters Battle
    Close quarters battle
    Close Quarters Battle or close quarters combat is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand-to-hand combat...

    , such as that which occurs in urban warfare
    Urban warfare
    Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities.Urban combat is very different from combat in the open at both the operational and tactical level...

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  • Close Combat is the name of a series of six real time tactical computer games by Atomic Games
    Atomic Games
    Atomic Games is a video game developer, specializing mostly in wargames. The company has developed titles such as the Close Combat series, the World at War series, as well as the V for Victory series. Atomic Games was acquired by Destineer Games on May 6, 2005 while collaborating on Close Combat:...

    . Innovative for including mental condition as well as acting as a legitimate squad based battle simulator.
  • Close combat is the USMC
    United States Marine Corps
    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

     term for Hand to hand combat
    Hand to hand combat
    Hand-to-hand combat is a generic term often referring to weaponless fighting conducted from a military based point of view. This distinguishes it from combat sport...

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  • CQC is an acronym for Close Quarters Combat, which relates to Hand to hand combat
    Hand to hand combat
    Hand-to-hand combat is a generic term often referring to weaponless fighting conducted from a military based point of view. This distinguishes it from combat sport...

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  • The term for Hand to hand combat
    Hand to hand combat
    Hand-to-hand combat is a generic term often referring to weaponless fighting conducted from a military based point of view. This distinguishes it from combat sport...

     in the United States Army
    United States Army
    The United States Army is the branch of the United States Military responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military and is one of seven uniformed services...

     is Combatives
    Combatives
    Combatives is a United States Army synonym for hand-to-hand combat technique. It encompasses various hybrid martial arts that incorporate fighting techniques from conventional martial arts and combat sports. Unlike combat sports, combatives fighting systems usually have limited sport application,...

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  • Close Combat: First to Fight
    Close Combat: First to Fight
    Close Combat: First to Fight is a squad-based military first-person shooter game created by Destineer Studios for the Windows, Macintosh and Xbox platforms. It was released in April 2005. The player commands a fireteam of 3 other U.S...

    , an FPS video game