guerrilla force
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guerrilla force — noun an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups • Syn: ↑guerilla force • Hypernyms: ↑force, ↑personnel • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Contras, ↑Pesh Merga … Useful english dictionary
Mobile Guerrilla Force — Mobile guerrilla forces were United States Army special forces trained and led units created in the fall of 1966 during refinement and amplification of the mobile strike concept. Contents 1 Purpose 2 Operations 3 Advantages 4 … Wikipedia
Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War — followed the same general patterns of irregular warfare conducted in 19th century Europe. Structurally, they can be divided into three different types of operations mdash; the so called People s War , partisan warfare , and raiding warfare . Each … Wikipedia
guerrilla warfare — the use of hit and run tactics by small, mobile groups of irregular forces operating in territory controlled by a hostile, regular force. [1835 45] * * * ▪ military tactics Introduction also spelled guerilla warfare type of warfare fought … Universalium
guerrilla — (geh RILL ah, geh REE yah) [Spanish] One of a mobile band of irregular soldiers that fights or harasses the enemy with hit and run tactics, surprise attacks, sabotage, etc. Pertaining to such fighters and their activities, as in “guerrilla… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
Guerrilla warfare — Guerrilla redirects here. For other uses, see Guerrilla (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient … Wikipedia
Force concentration — is the practice of concentrating a military force, so as to bring to bear such overwhelming force against a portion of an enemy force that the disparity between the two forces alone acts as a force multiplier, in favour of the concentrated forces … Wikipedia
guerrilla — (n.) fighter in an irregular, independent armed force, 1809, from Sp. guerrilla body of skirmishers, skirmishing warfare, lit. little war, dim. of guerra war, from a Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. werra strife, conflict, war; see WAR (Cf. war)).… … Etymology dictionary
Force multiplication — Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to an attribute or a combination of attributes which make a given force more effective than that same force would be without it. The expected size increase required to have the same effectiveness… … Wikipedia
Force dispersal — is the practice of spreading out soldiers and vehicles in an army. It is used to minimize the effects of collateral damage, such as from bombs and artillery, and increases the number of artillery rounds needed to neutralize or destroy a military… … Wikipedia
