hit-and-run tactics
Attack then flee
Hit-and-run tactics involve quick, surprise attacks followed by immediate withdrawal before the enemy can effectively respond.
The strategy relies on mobility and avoidance of sustained engagement: Guerrilla forces used hit-and-run tactics to harass the occupying army.
The approach appears in military contexts, sports, and business competition—anywhere striking fast and retreating offers advantage over direct confrontation.
- tactical withdrawalDeliberate retreat preserving forces
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
insurgency · skirmish · sabotage · raid · unpredictability · rapid deployment · harassment · mobility · partisan · feint · cat and mouse · escape routes · psychological warfare · stealth · element of surprise · demoralization · irregulars · disengagement
hit-and-run tacticssiege warfare
Surrounding fortifications to force capitulation
attrition warfare · trench warfare · war of attrition · pitched battle · holding action
hit-and-run tacticspitched battle
Intense preplanned military confrontation
decisive battle · frontal assault · conventional warfare · total war · shock and awe