Front line refers to the forward-most forces on a battlefield.
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The Forward Line of Troops, or FEBA (Front Edge of Battlefield Area) is a term used by most armed force services worldwide. It is a battlespace control measure that designates the forward-most friendly and hostile forces that are presently on the battlefield during an armed conflict or war; whether it be regular infantry or reconnaissance. It can also identify the forward location of covering and screening forces. Normally the FLOT is placed before, beyond, or at the forward-most edge of the battlefield.
The adjective variant, 'front-line' is used to describe weapons, ships or aircraft that are of the latest fighting standard, or army units intended to serve at the front line.
World War I featured the most clearly defined front lines known to date: the frontlines in France became marked by dug trenches almost throughout. In modern global conflicts, the warfare is being fought in methods of unconventional warfare, due to the rise of terrorism. Large war theaters and mechanized combat is becoming less frequent in today's battles.
The Forward Line of Troops, or FEBA (Front Edge of Battlefield Area) is a term parlanced by most armed force services worldwide. It is a battlespace control measure that designates the forward-most friendly and hostile forces that are presently on the battlefield during an armed conflict or war; whether it be regular infantry or reconnaissance. It can also identify the forward location of covering and screening forces. Normally the FLOT is placed before, beyond, or at the forward-most edge of the battlefield.
The adjective variant, 'front-line' is used to describe weapons, ships or aircraft that are of the latest fighting standard, or army units intended to serve at the front line.
World War I featured the most clearly defined front lines known to date: the frontlines in France became marked by dug trenches almost throughout. In modern global conflicts, the warfare is being fought in methods of unconventional warfare, due to the rise of terrorism. Large war theaters and mechanized combat is becoming less frequent in today's battles.
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| Developer(s) | Taito Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Taito Corporation |
| Japanese title | フロントライン |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| System(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, NES, MSX, Wii Virtual Console |
| Players | 1-2 |
Front Line though not an especially good game, was extremely innovative for its time. Developed in Japan by Taito Corporation, it is the father of vertical scrolling combat games such as Commando and Ikari Warriors. It was also one of the first games to introduce an independent directional control for firing. (The other game was TRON, developed the same year in America.)
In Front Line, you control a soldier from the "blue" army against the whole of the "green" army. You can fire in eight directions independent of the direction that you are walking, and you can toss grenades as well. Along the way to the green army's base, you may encounter small or large tanks which you can hop into in order to fight against the green tanks. Eventually, you will reach the enemy base where you must lob a grenade at the fort's defender to complete the stage. Then it starts all over again at a higher level of difficulty.
Front Line was licensed by Coleco for their ColecoVision system. They also ported it to the Atari 2600. Taito ported the game themselves to the Nintendo Famicom and to the MSX home computer. It is also included in modern day compilations such as Taito Legends 2.
You are the lone soldier of the blue army, chosen for a solo infiltration mission against the entire green army and their base. After being parachuted in to enemy territory, you must proceed to the tank zone, where you can acquire a tank of your own to even the score. Reach the enemy fort and lob a grenade inside to succeed in your mission.
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| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito Arcade Coleco Atari 2600 ColecoVision |
| Release date | Aracade: 1982 Atari 2600: 1983 (NA) ColecoVision: 1983 (NA) Famicom: 1984 (JP) Virtual Console: June 5, 2007 (JP) |
| Genre | Run and Gun |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Age rating(s) | N/A Arcade Atari 2600 ColecoVision |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Atari 2600 ColecoVision Famicom Virtual Console |
| Input | Arcade: Joystick, Button Atari 2600 Joystick ColecoVision Super Action Controller NES Controller |
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Front Line is an arcade game released in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 2600, the ColecoVision, and the Nintendo Famicom. The ColecoVision version uses the Super Action Controller.
You must move upward across enemy battlefields, killing the attacking enemy soldiers with your bullets or grenades while avoiding land mines and big rocks. As you travel farther up, enemy soldiers will man their tanks (either big or small) and during this sequence, you can fling grenades to destroy these tanks or you can man your own tank (big or small). Once you are in a tank, use the rotary to aim your turret and fire. Big tanks can destroy both big and small tanks, but small tanks can only destroy other small tanks. If your tank is hit just once, you must press the Grenade button to escape before it explodes. But if your tank is hit twice, you will be killed.
When you make it to the end of the enemy battlefield at the top of the screen, there will be the enemy fortress equipped with a cannon that can destroy whatever tank you are in as well as kill you. Here you must jump out of your tank if you are in one and toss a grenade directly onto the enemy fortress while avoiding the cannon's line of fire. If you succeed in destroying the fortress, an injured enemy soldier will come up waving a white flag and the entire enemy army will surrender to you. Afterwards, you are rewarded a bonus and then the game begins again with increased difficulty.
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