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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Within Vinony's link graph, convoy is referenced by 3,242 other articles, and connects out to operations research, naval warfare and counterattack.
It is catalogued under topics including Naval warfare, Road transport and Vehicle operation.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Convoys
- model item
- military convoy series
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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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