Wiktionary
counterassault
n. An assault made in return for another; a counterattack.
Usage examples of "counterassault".
In the basement of the West Wing, eight men who were part of the counterassault team or CAT, jumped to their feet.
Our counterassault will involve three steps that will cause them to seriously re-evaluate their chosen course.
If it was fully manned, it might be enough to mount a good counterassault until more troops moved into- Kazakov was so busy planning his next move that he failed to notice that the command car was heading right at him.