Hold
Reserves
Reserves noun - Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
Both words in one sentence
- When said doppelgangers simply respawn immediately after being defeated, your current party will stay behind to hold them off, afterwhich you replace them with another set of reserves.
Source: Dwindling Party - Even something as small as a fighter plane is apparently capable of carrying a full set of revolver stake and heavy claymore ammo for Alteisen, and hold enough fuel to refill the energy reserves of any and all the player's units, including battleships.
Source: Easy Logistics - Several mission types in Warhammer 40,000 have an outnumbered defender trying to hold out against the attacker until their reserves come in.
Source: Delaying Action
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