Italian units hold in position and defend themselves, but don't support each other.

These are used mostly when one does not have the required unit to defend against a specific group of units.

These specialized units would defend the Afghan capital during the country's constitutional convention.

Residents organized local self-defense units to defend themselves from retreating Germans.

The unit defended the coast of Algeria during the summer and fall of 1943.

Other naval units can't defend the supply line, but may counter-intercept attempts to cut it.

Other units of Yan's army successfully defended other nearby passes.

The isolated Russian units defended themselves in houses in various parts of the city.

The units in Kuwait, he said, "cannot defend themselves except for a short period because they are in rigid defense."

Supplied units can move and defend normally, and attack at half strength.