Tactics
A look at various Military Tactics and Formations thru History
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/decapitation-strike
31st Jul 2021 - A Military Tactic, the term Decapitation Strike can be applied to the mid 19th Century AD, but is more commonly associated with 20th and 21st Century …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/dust-defense
31st Jul 2021 - The US ''Dust Defense'' was a Cold War proposed Tactic, designed to be used (if possible) – during a Nuclear Attack. The theory was devised in t …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/highland-charge
31st Jul 2021 - A Battle Formation and Tactic of Scottish design (although it was first used by The Irish in the 1730s), The ''Highland Charge'' was an adaptive Charg …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/raking-fire
31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Raking Fire'' was an 18th and 19th Century Naval warfare tactic, by which a similar used tactic known as The broadside, was brought to bear …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-kantai-kessen
31st Jul 2021 - Although actually developed during The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 – The Imperial Japanese ''tactic'', known as ''Kantai Kessen'' (Decisive …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-diamond-formation
31st Jul 2021 - Dating to perhaps as early as the 3rd Century BC, the so named ''Diamond'' Formation, was a common early massed Cavalry Tactic. Used against Shield Wa …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/beware-the-hun-in-the-sun
31st Jul 2021 - While the phrase ''Beware The Hun in The Sun'' is related to World War I combat aerial Combat (as coined by The British Royal Flying Corps.) - it is a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/japanese-banzai-charge
31st Jul 2021 - Well known throughout World War II Movies relating to The Imperial Japanese Army – the term ''Banzai'' (often misspelled), is actually not a Jap …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/thyreophoroi
31st Jul 2021 - The Thyreophoroi were a 1st thru 3rd Centuries BC Greek Military Formation. They would be comparable to Skirmishers and ''Melee'' Forces. Moderately w …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/combat-box-formation
31st Jul 2021 - The ''Combat Box'' was an aerial Formation used by The US Military in World War II. The Tactic was first implemented in 1943 and was at it's height in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hurricane-bombardment
31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Hurricane'' Bombardment was a tactic used during World War I. I involved the simultaneous and constant use of Artillery (Cannon and Howitze …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-mandarian-duck-formation
31st Jul 2021 - A Chinese Military Formation common with The Ming Dynasty of the 14th Century AD, the so-called ''Mandarin Duck'' was a massed Infantry Formation, use …