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Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines. Breakout: exploiting a breach in enemy lines so that a large force (division or above) passes through. Bridgehead and its varieties known as beachheads and airheads. Camouflet. Chalk: a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft.
Tactic is usually implemented through surging at the enemy after their attack. Counterforce – A strategy used in nuclear warfare of targeting military infrastructure (as opposed to civilian targets) Countervalue – The opposite of counterforce; targeting of enemy cities and civilian populations. Used to distract the enemy.
The Battle of the Rhône Crossing was a battle during the Second Punic War in September of 218 BC. Hannibal marched on the Italian Alps, and an army of Gallic Volcae attacked the Carthaginian army on the east bank of the Rhône. The Roman army camped near Massalia. The Volcae tried to prevent the Carthaginians from crossing the Alps and ...
General. Exploiting prevailing weather – the tactical use of weather as a force multiplier has influenced many important battles throughout history, such as the Battle of Waterloo. [2] Fire attacks – reconnaissance by fire is used by apprehensive soldiers when they suspect the enemy is nearby. Force concentration – the practice of ...
Guerrilla warfare during the Peninsular War, by Roque Gameiro, depicting a Portuguese guerrilla ambush against French forces. Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run ...
Military deception (MILDEC) is an attempt by a military unit to gain an advantage during warfare by misleading adversary decision makers into taking action or inaction that creates favorable conditions for the deceiving force. [ 1 ][ 2 ] This is usually achieved by creating or amplifying an artificial fog of war via psychological operations ...
Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region appeared to catch Russia by surprise, even as drones have made surprise moves very rare throughout this war.
Sucker punch. A sucker punch (American English), also known as a cheap shot, coward punch, one-punch attack, or king-hit[1] (Australian English), is a punch thrown at the recipient unprovoked and without warning, [2] allowing no time for preparation or defense on their end. The term is generally used in situations where the way in which the ...