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Phalanx (other)
The phalanx is a rectangular mass military formation. Phalanx may also refer to: Military * Phalanx CIWS, a U.S. Navy defense system to protect against an anti-ship missile * Royal Phalanx, a special military unit formed of veterans of the Greek War of Independence Politics * North American Phalanx, a utopian community in New Jersey, organized on proto-communist Fourierist principles, or its journal ''The Phalanx'' * The Spanish Falange **Falangism, ideology of the above * Falanga National Radical Camp/ RNR-Falanga/ ONR-Falanga - Polish extreme right party * The Lebanese Kataeb Party Places *Phalanx, New Jersey, an unincorporated area within Colts Neck Township, New Jersey *Phalanx, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Phalanx Mountain, a summit in British Columbia Arts and literature * '' Aliens: Phalanx'', a 2020 science fiction horror novel by Scott Sigler * Phalanx (art group), an artistic movement formed in Munich in 1901 * Phalanx (comics), a species of villainous mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalanx
The phalanx (: phalanxes or phalanges) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar polearms tightly packed together. The term is particularly used to describe the use of this formation in ancient Greek warfare, although the ancient Greek writers used it to also describe any massed infantry formation, regardless of its equipment. Arrian uses the term in his ''Array against the Alans'' when he refers to his legions. In Greek texts, the phalanx may be deployed for battle, on the march, or even camped, thus describing the mass of infantry or cavalry that would deploy in line during battle. They marched forward as one entity. The term itself, as used today, does not refer to a distinctive military unit or division (e.g., the Roman legion or the contemporary Western-type battalion), but to the type of formation of an army's troops. Therefore, this term does not indicate a standard combat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Operations Research Society
The Military Operations Research Society (MORS) is a society for professionals active within defense applications of operations research (OR) in the United States. Memberships include analysts, researchers, consultants and officers in the United States Department of Defense, organizations within the military of the United States, various think tanks, academic institutions and consultancy firms. The Military Operations Research Society arranges symposia and courses, it also publishes books, a quarterly bulletin called ''Phalanx'', and a peer reviewed journal called ''Military Operations Research''. Participation in MORS activities generally requires a United States security clearance. MORS is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. The MORS has served the Department of Defense analytic community for over forty years and now also includes other aspects of national security for the United States federal government. Under the sponsorship of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon's Crest
''Demon's Crest'', known in Japan as ''Demon's Blazon'', is a Platformer, platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third video game starring Firebrand (an enemy character from the ''Ghosts 'n Goblins'' series, known as "Red Arremer" in the Japanese version), following ''Gargoyle's Quest'' and ''Gargoyle's Quest II''. The game was internally considered a commercial failure. Capcom rejected a potential port to the Game Boy Advance by a studio that would later become Renegade Kid for this reason. Plot The game's story revolves around the Crest (heraldry), Crests, six magic (supernatural), magical stones which preside over their respective elements (Fire (classical element), Fire, Earth (classical element), Earth, Water (classical element), Water, Air (classical element), Air, Time and Aether (classical element), Heaven). When all crests are combined, the Crest of Infinity will appear, allowing its holder infinity, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
