frontal assault
Head-on offensive maneuver
A frontal assault is a direct military attack on the enemy's strongest position rather than flanking or circumventing it.
The tactic often incurs heavy casualties.
Figuratively, any direct confrontation with a problem or opponent: Rather than working around the bureaucracy, she launched a frontal assault on the policy itself.
- attackAggressive act against another
- direct attackOffensive without concealment
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- chargeCost or accusation
- bayonet chargeAssault using rifle-mounted blades
human wave · aggressive · shock tactics · brute force · head-on · over the top · offensive · blitzkrieg · bold · battle cry · confrontational · no retreat · take no prisoners · preemptive strike · artillery barrage · advance · No Man's Land · hammer and anvil
- offensive movesattack, strike, open fire, rush, blitz
- aggressive tacticsblitz, blitzkrieg, offensive, attack mode, brute force
- attacksattack, raid, strike, offensive, charge
- military operationsoffensive, attack, marines, Desert Storm, NATO operations
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- offensive tacticsblitz, raid, rush, sweep, drive
frontal assaultambush
Surprise strike from concealment
sneak attack · surprise attack · flanking maneuver · indirect approach · guerrilla warfare
frontal assaultdiplomacy
Negotiation between nations
negotiation · peace · peaceful resolution · dialogue · ceasefire
frontal assaultdefensive position
Fortified spot for resistance
retreat · strategic withdrawal · tactical retreat · strategic retreat · fortification
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