convoy
Sign in to savethumb|A convoy of United States Army|U.S. Army trucks in [[Hawaii]] A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.
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23 sectionsContents
- Naval convoys
- Age of Sail
- World War I
- World War II
- Atlantic
- Pacific
- Tactics
- Convoy battles
- Analysis
- Post-World War II
- Road convoys
- Military convoys
- Humanitarian aid convoys
- Truckers' convoys
- Special convoy rights
- Storm convoys
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- World War II
- Official history
- External links
thumb|A convoy of United States Army|U.S. Army trucks in [[Hawaii]] A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support and can help maintain cohesion within a unit. It may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.
==Naval convoys== ===Age of Sail=== thumb|1813 painting of a British frigate escorting a multinational convoy
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