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  2. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    Enkulette – A strategy used often in the jungle that aims at attacking the enemy from behind. Exhaustion – A strategy that seeks to erode the will or resources of a country; Feint – A maneuver designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will.

  3. Maneuver warfare - Wikipedia

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    Maneuver warfare, or manoeuvre warfare, is a military strategy which emphasizes movement, initiative and surprise to achieve a position of advantage. Maneuver seeks to inflict losses indirectly by envelopment, encirclement and disruption, while minimizing the need to engage in frontal combat.

  4. Military exercise - Wikipedia

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    A military exercise, training exercise, maneuver (manoeuvre), or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations. Military exercises are conducted to explore the effects of warfare or test tactics and strategies without actual combat .

  5. 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 ...

  6. Fire and movement - Wikipedia

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    Fire and movement, or fire and maneuver, is the basic modern military low-level unit tactic used to maneuver on the battlefield in the presence of the enemy, especially when under fire. It involves heavy use of all available cover, and highly-coordinated exchanges of rapid movement by some elements of the squad or platoon while other elements ...

  7. Military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield. They involve the application of four battlefield functions which are closely related – kinetic or firepower, mobility, protection or security, and shock action. Tactics are a separate function from command and control and logistics.

  8. List of NATO exercises - Wikipedia

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    Northern Viking. Annual exercise held in Iceland, every two years until 2006 when the frequency was increased. Tests capability and inter-operability of forces. Includes naval vessels, fighter planes and helicopters from multiple countries. Size example: involved transfer of 400 foreign troops to iceland in 2008. Joint Warrior. Ongoing since ...

  9. Category:Military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Changes in philosophy and technology over time have been reflected in changes to military tactics. Tactics should be distinguished from military strategy , which is concerned with the overall means and plan for achieving a long-term outcome, and operational art , an intermediate level in which the aim is to convert the strategy into tactics.