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  2. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...

  3. Conventional warfare - Wikipedia

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    Conventional warfare is a form of warfare conducted by using conventional weapons and battlefield tactics between two or more states in open confrontation. The forces on each side are well-defined and fight by using weapons that target primarily the opponent's military.

  4. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    Hybrid warfare - Employs political warfare and blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare, and cyberwarfare with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy, lawfare and foreign electoral intervention. Incentive – A strategy that uses incentives to gain cooperation; Indirect approach – Dislocation is the aim of strategy ...

  5. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of established military terms which have been in use for at least 50 years. Since technology and doctrine have changed over time, not all of them are in current use, or they may have been superseded by more modern terms. However, they are still in current use in articles about previous military periods.

  6. Grey-zone (international relations) - Wikipedia

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    These tactics involve activities below the threshold of armed conflict, designed to assert control without provoking outright war. China's grey zone tactics include deploying state and state-supported vessels to harass foreign boats, normalizing its presence in disputed waters, and employing coercive measures to challenge opposing claims.

  7. Fabian strategy - Wikipedia

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    The Fabian strategy was used by King Robert the Bruce in combination with scorched earth tactics in the First War of Scottish Independence against the English after the disastrous defeats at the Battle of Dunbar, Battle of Falkirk, and Battle of Methven. Eventually King Robert was able to regain the entire kingdom of Scotland which had been ...

  8. Scientists observe chimpanzees using human-like warfare tactic

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    On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol climbs a rocky hill to conduct reconnaissance. It is a scenario that has unfolded innumerable ...

  9. Hit-and-run tactics - Wikipedia

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    Hit-and-run tactics were also used by the lightly-armed horse archers, typical of the Eurasian steppe peoples, who excelled at them. That holds especially true for such troops that were not part of a large army (such as scouting parties ), but it was common to see them employed in such a way even as part of a major force.