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A term used to describe the process of attacking/destroying/burning/utterly shoeing a target, be it an occupied WW2 German harbour, or some local chav mong big-timing it outside the kebab house. Usage usually implies some sort of rapid movement is involved.
See air assault: a similar principle with lots of helicopters.
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