Hit-and-run tactics
Hit-and-run tactics are a
Hit-and-run is a favored tactic where the enemy overmatches the attacking force and any sustained combat is to be avoided, such as guerrilla warfare, militant resistance movements, and terrorism.[3] However,
Historical use
Romans first encountered that tactic in the Lusitanian War in which Lusitanians used the tactic called concursare ("bustling"). It involved charging forwards against the enemy lines, only to retreat after a brief clash or without clashing, which would be followed by more attacks in a similar cadence. The Lusitanians drove the Roman armies to break formation and chase them, leading them to traps and ambushes.[4]
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During the
In economics
The term "hit-and-run" is also used in economics to describe a firm that enters a market to take advantage of abnormal profits and then leave. These tactics can be seen in a contestable market.
See also
- Reconnaissance-in-force
- Parthian shot
- Chevauchée
- Shoot-and-scoot
- Fire and movement
- Demoralization (warfare)
- List of military tactics
- Drive-by shooting
- Feigned retreat
References
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- ^ Haldon, pp. 565–1204.
- ^ Robert Brown Asprey (2008). "guerrilla warfare". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Hamad Subani, The Secret History of Iran, page 128, accessdate 4 June, 2019
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- ^ Jack Weatherford, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
- ^ Spencer Tucker, Almanac of American Military History, Volume 1, pp.10–11 [1]
- ^ Belleten, page 1087.
- ^ "Guerrilla Wars". Public Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ Tony Bridges (2001-11-16). "Better gear and tactics give allied forces an edge". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ^ Lieutenant Colonel Tan Giam. "The Evolution of Insurgency and its Impact on Conventional Armed Forces" (PDF). Singaporean Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
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- ISBN 1-85728-495-X.