CQB
Noun
Meaning
CQB
(military, US) Initialism of close-quarters battle.
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Examples
December 11, 2011 However, submachine guns are still used by military special forces and police SWAT teams for Close Quarters Battle (CQB) because they're "a pistol caliber weapon that's easy to control, and less likely to over-penetrate the target."
Spitfire shoots exhaustingly slow, which is often a bummer in CQB.
The Counter Assault Team (CAT) and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) are both issued the 5.56mm Knight's Armament Company SR-16 CQB assault rifle.
Not a lot of range, jams a lot, but GREAT for CQB training.