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==Origin==

==Origin==

rendering [[modern]] [[Latin]] (17th c.) tactica pl. lit. ‘matters pertaining to arrangement’

rendering [[modern]] [[Latin]] (17th c.) tactica pl. lit. ‘matters pertaining to arrangement’

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 17th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

1a : the [[science]] and art of disposing and maneuvering [[forces]] in [[Military|combat]]  

1a : the [[science]] and art of disposing and maneuvering [[forces]] in [[Military|combat]]  

<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>

<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]

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.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactic_%28method%29]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]