Warcraft

Blizzard's orc saga

Warcraft is the art or practice of military operations—the skills, strategies, and knowledge involved in waging war.

The term sounds archaic or literary in most contexts: The general was schooled in the warcraft of ancient Rome.

It gained modern currency primarily through the video game franchise World of Warcraft, where it now more often evokes fantasy battles than actual military science.

military

strategy

Planned approach to goals

tacticsMethods to achieve goals
combatArmed hostile engagement
battlefieldCombat engagement area

siege · cavalry · infantry · artillery · fortification · campaign · maneuver · flanking · ambush · skirmish

gaming

Blizzard

Severe wind-driven snowfall

AzerothFictional game planet
HordeNamed nomadic political entity
orcSavage fantasy humanoid

undead · raid · dungeon · paladin · mage · shaman · hearthstone · expansion · lore · guild

historical

crusades

Aggressive advocacy campaigns

feudalOf tiered landownership
medievalOf the Middle Ages
samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste

legions · phalanx · catapult · trebuchet · longbow · chariot · centurion · knight · shogun · conquest

aerial

dogfight

Close combat between aircraft

squadronMilitary aviation unit
bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
fighterOne who engages in combat

sortie · ace · reconnaissance · airship · Zeppelin · strafing · formation · interception · radar · antiaircraft

naval

fleet

Vehicles under unified command

armadaFleet of warships
battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
destroyerOne that ruins completely

frigate · torpedo · blockade · convoy · broadside · flagship · admiral · maritime · nautical · dreadnought

Warcraft

strategy

Blizzard

crusades

dogfight

fleet

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