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A border outpost,〔(Indian villages along Punjab border came under attack from Pak ); by Yudhvir Rana, TNN, 9 January 2010; Times of India〕 border out post,〔(Rockets fired from Pakistan; BSF warns of strong response ); Indo-Asian News Service (IANS); Amritsar, January 09, 2010; Hindustan Times〕 border observation post〔(BSF warns Pakistan Rangers of reprisal - Rangers claim to have no control over jihadists targeting Punjab ); by Praveen Swami; January 13, 2010; The Hindu, Online edition of India's National Newspaper〕 or BOP〔(Unrelenting Pakistan lobs six rockets into Indian territory ); 9 January 2010; The Economic Times, Times of India〕〔(BSF foils bid to smuggle weapons and explosives ); STAFF WRITER; January 8, 2010; Press Trust of India (PTI)〕 is an outpost maintained by a sovereign state on its border, usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and safeguard its border with a neighboring state with whom it may or may not have cordial relations. Such posts are manned by border guards and are at all times connected by radio communication with ongoing border patrols in their region and the force headquarters in the interior of the country for their day-to-day functioning, passing on intelligence and for requesting supplies and any needed reinforcements in emergencies. Depending on the length and breath of a country's borders and geography, are located in a wide variety of terrain, including the inhospitable areas that often mark political boundaries. ==Layout== Border outposts, where available, are built on strategic locations which are usually elevated at the highest points in the local terrain and where possible on hilltops along the border. Depending upon international relations with the neighboring country and local strategic needs, BOPs are sometimes built with an assortment of a few administration and residential buildings or tents, an armory, trenches, bunkers, wire obstacles and fortified machine gun positions with a watchtower. A flagpole flying the country's national flag may be located on the premise along with a Wireless Communication Antenna and a designated clearing as a make-do helipad. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Border outpost」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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