1. Final phase of an attack; closing with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.

2. The landing of troops for attack on the enemy's beach defenses.

3. The landing of parachute and glider elements on unsecured and unprepared drop zones and landing zones to attack and seize an airhead.

4. A short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, fort, or machine gun nest.