Maneuver tactics

thumb|300px|United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines on a recon mission during a field training exercise in 2003 In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnaissance is abbreviated to recce (in British, Canadian, Australian English) and to recon (in American English), both derived from the root word reconnoitre / reconnoitering.

type of military action

military maneuver of abandoning territory and returning to a safer area

military tactic

military strategy

thumb|Diagram of the encirclement of ISIL|ISIS forces in the [[Second Battle of Tikrit (2015). The blue arrows indicate allied attacks, while the red line is the line of encirclement as of 9 March 2015.]] thumb|Encirclement of Stalingrad thumb|350px|An encirclement during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)

expert mounted archery while fleeing

military tactics

The caracole or caracol (from the Spanish caracol - "snail") is a turning maneuver on horseback in dressage and, previously, in military tactics.

thumb|The AN/TPQ-37 radar can detect hostile artillery fire and direct friendly units to fire back, necessitating fire-and-displace tactics for defence. thumb|The AMX 30 AuF1, a [[self-propelled gun in service in the French Army, one possible tool for the shoot-and-scoot tactics.]] right|thumb|The modern PzH 2000 of the [[German Army with shoot-and-scoot ability can fire between 10 and 13 rounds per minute.]] Shoot-and-scoot (alternatively, fire-and-displace or fire-and-move) is an artillery tactic of firing at a target and then immediately moving away from the location from where the shots we

military combined arms tactic

military operation

basic modern military low-level unit tactic used to maneuver on the battlefield in the presence of the enemy, especially when under fire

military tactic employed by ancient Cantabri horse archers

terrestrial reconnaissance using tanks and armored reconnaissance vehicles

video capture technology system

winter campaign of the Brandenburg Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg against Sweden in January 1679

secure, controlled entryway to a fortification or prison