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==Origin==
rendering [[modern]] [[Latin]] (17th c.) tactica pl. lit. ‘matters pertaining to arrangement’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century]
==Definitions==
1a : the [[science]] and art of disposing and maneuvering [[forces]] in [[Military|combat]]
:b : the art or [[skill]] of employing available means to accomplish an end
2: a [[system]] or mode of [[procedure]]
3: the [[study]] of the grammatical [[relations]] within a [[language]] including morphology and [[syntax]]
==Description==
A '''tactic''' is a conceptual [[action]]. In [[military]] usage, a military tactic is used by a military [[unit]] of no larger than a division to implement a specific mission and [[achieve]] a specific objective, or to advance toward a specific goal. A tactic is implemented as one or more tasks.
The terms '''tactic''' and [[strategy]] are often [[confused]]: tactics are the [[actual]] means used to gain an objective, while [[strategy]] is the overall [[campaign]] [[plan]], which may involve [[complex]] operational [[patterns]], [[activity]], and [[decision]]-making that lead to tactical [[execution]]. The United States Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms defines the tactical level as
<blockquote>...The level of [[war]] at which battles and engagements are planned and [[executed]] to accomplish [[military]] objectives assigned to tactical [[units]] or task forces. Activities at this level [[focus]] on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in relation to each other and to the enemy to achieve combat objectives.”</blockquote>
If, for example, the overall goal is to win a [[war]] against another country, one [[strategy]] might be to undermine the other nation's [[ability]] to wage war by preemptively [[annihilating]] their military forces. The tactics involved might describe specific [[actions]] taken in specific locations, like surprise attacks on military facilities, missile attacks on offensive weapon stockpiles, and the specific techniques involved in accomplishing such objectives.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactic_%28method%29]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
rendering [[modern]] [[Latin]] (17th c.) tactica pl. lit. ‘matters pertaining to arrangement’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century]
==Definitions==
1a : the [[science]] and art of disposing and maneuvering [[forces]] in [[Military|combat]]
:b : the art or [[skill]] of employing available means to accomplish an end
2: a [[system]] or mode of [[procedure]]
3: the [[study]] of the grammatical [[relations]] within a [[language]] including morphology and [[syntax]]
==Description==
A '''tactic''' is a conceptual [[action]]. In [[military]] usage, a military tactic is used by a military [[unit]] of no larger than a division to implement a specific mission and [[achieve]] a specific objective, or to advance toward a specific goal. A tactic is implemented as one or more tasks.
The terms '''tactic''' and [[strategy]] are often [[confused]]: tactics are the [[actual]] means used to gain an objective, while [[strategy]] is the overall [[campaign]] [[plan]], which may involve [[complex]] operational [[patterns]], [[activity]], and [[decision]]-making that lead to tactical [[execution]]. The United States Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms defines the tactical level as
<blockquote>...The level of [[war]] at which battles and engagements are planned and [[executed]] to accomplish [[military]] objectives assigned to tactical [[units]] or task forces. Activities at this level [[focus]] on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in relation to each other and to the enemy to achieve combat objectives.”</blockquote>
If, for example, the overall goal is to win a [[war]] against another country, one [[strategy]] might be to undermine the other nation's [[ability]] to wage war by preemptively [[annihilating]] their military forces. The tactics involved might describe specific [[actions]] taken in specific locations, like surprise attacks on military facilities, missile attacks on offensive weapon stockpiles, and the specific techniques involved in accomplishing such objectives.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactic_%28method%29]
[[Category: General Reference]]
