After launch, it would only take less than five minutes to retreat from the spot, thus reducing the risk and exposure of possible counterattacks from the enemy.

Tighe was unable to follow the events of the battle and fearing heavy casualties and possible counterattack, ordered a withdrawal at 4:20am.

The unit was kept in reserve to repulse a possible counterattack by German armour, that never materialised.

However, the aggressive behavior of the human species does not go unnoticed: Another species, unknown to the humans, observe their behavior and start considering a possible counterattack.

He wrote that his first reaction "was to walk to the microphone and rip off the A.N.C.'s mask in the strongest possible verbal counterattack."

She stared, sorting through the sequences engendered by each possible counterattack.

After this the brigade garrisoned the islands against a possible Japanese counterattack from the Shortland Islands.

Brown was key in immediately improving the existing defences in preparation against a possible counterattack.

The camp consisted of a corral and breastworks, to subdue a possible and immediate Confederate counterattack.

Thereafter, his troops guarded the east flank of the army against a possible Austrian counterattack.