威い力りょく偵てい察さつ

noun

reconnaissance in force; combat reconnaissance

Military term for a deliberate operation that probes enemy defenses with significant combat power to gather intelligence.

• 威い力りょく偵てい察さつは、敵てきの戦せん力りょくを測はかるために行おこなわれる。

  Reconnaissance in force is conducted to gauge the enemy's strength.