guerrilla raid
Hit and run
A guerrilla raid is a quick, surprise attack by irregular fighters against a larger or more conventional force.
The tactic emphasizes speed and withdrawal rather than holding territory: Guerrilla raids on supply convoys disrupted the occupation.
The term applies both to actual warfare and figuratively to any swift, unconventional strike: The startup launched guerrilla raids on the industry giant's market share.
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- hit and runLeaving after causing accident
- insurgentOne who revolts
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
special ops · strike · partisan · freedom fighter · rebel · attack · jungle · covert · behind enemy lines · hit-and-run · resistance · militia · tactical · small unit · stealth · surprise · demolition · hideout
- raidsforay, incursion, blitz, maraud, marauding
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, sneak attack, surprise attack, trap
- military attacksair strike, sneak attack, surprise attack, blitz, blitzkrieg
- skirmishesskirmish, clash, encounter, brush, scuffle
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
- frontier violencecavalry charge, wagon train attack, gunfight, shootout, massacre
guerrilla raidpitched battle
Intense preplanned military confrontation
conventional warfare · frontal assault · trench warfare · total war · war of attrition
guerrilla raidholding action
Tactic to stall enemy advance
garrison duty · entrenchment · occupation · peacekeeping · territorial defense
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