lightning raid
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- assaultViolent offensive act
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
surprise · attack · swift · guerrilla · incursion · storming · tactical · sortie · thrust · offensive · hit-and-run · paratroopers · breach · flanking · dawn · infiltration · extraction · sabotage
speed and duration
lightning raidsiege
Encirclement forcing surrender
siege warfare · war of attrition · trench warfare · blockade · encirclement
aggression vs. defense
lightning raiddefensive stand
Effort to resist attack
strategic retreat · holding action · rearguard action · fortification · entrenchment