flanking maneuver
Attack from sides
A flanking maneuver is a military tactic of attacking an enemy from the side rather than head-on, exploiting the weaker edges of their position.
The term extends to any indirect approach that circumvents direct opposition: Rather than argue the main point, she executed a flanking maneuver by questioning his sources.
Also *flanking movement*.
- envelopmentAct of surrounding completely
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- surprise attackUnanticipated offensive strike
- pincer movementTwo-pronged tactical encirclement
sneak attack · outflank the enemy · feint · blitzkrieg · battle plan · military strategy · fast break · cover · counterattack · screen pass · rush · pack hunting · Hannibal · pivot · end around · infiltration · reconnaissance · fog of war
- stealthsneak, ninja, creep, spy, skulk
- strategiesambush, flanking, feint, diversion, counterattack
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
- cavalrycavalry, cavalryman, cavalry brigade, cavalry charges, cavalry officer
- military operationsoffensive, attack, marines, Desert Storm, NATO operations
- military tacticstactics, flanking, ambush, battle formations, combat maneuvers
flanking maneuverbrute force attack
Systematic password guessing
war of attrition · siege warfare · attrition warfare · siege · pitched battle
flanking maneuverdefensive position
Fortified spot for resistance
holding action · defensive stand · tactical retreat · rearguard action · entrenchment