Military deception

legendary war in Greek mythology

tale from Trojan War, a wooden horse used by the Greeks during the Trojan war

act with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on a second party

attempts to mislead enemy forces during warfare

thumb|The use of the Trojan Horse by the Greeks in the [[Trojan War has been described by modern sources as an ancient example of perfidy.]]

1899 Shikishima-class battleship

1912 King George V-class dreadnought battleship

military unit

fake military equipment intended to deceive the enemy

Russian military doctrine

Spherically symmetric gradient-index lens

military tactic

1945 U.S. disinformation operation

form of military diversion designed to deceive the enemy as the demonstration is the main attack

bombing the same location a second time

fake gun; deception tactic that was commonly used in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries