ramming
Sign in to savethumb|right|The Naval ram|ram of Olympias, a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian [[trireme.]] In warfare, ramming is a technique used in air, sea, and land combat. The term originated from the battering ram, a siege engine used to bring down fortifications by hitting it with the force of the ram's momentum, and ultimately from male sheep. Thus, in warfare, ramming refers to hitting a target by running oneself into the target.
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- Naval warfare
- Air warfare
- Ground warfare
- Siege warfare
- Vehicle ramming attacks in terrorism and robberies
- References
thumb|right|The Naval ram|ram of Olympias, a reconstruction of an ancient Athenian [[trireme.]] In warfare, ramming is a technique used in air, sea, and land combat. The term originated from the battering ram, a siege engine used to bring down fortifications by hitting it with the force of the ram's momentum, and ultimately from male sheep. Thus, in warfare, ramming refers to hitting a target by running oneself into the target.
Today, hand-held battering rams are one tool among many used by law enforcement and military personnel for door breaching. Forcible entry by criminals has been implemented using such methods as vehicles rammed into buildings.