Warfare by type

form of irregular warfare

thumb|upright=1.5|Tanks and [[mechanised infantry of the 24th Panzer Division advancing through Ukraine, June 1942, typifying fast-moving combined arms forces of classic blitzkrieg]]

thumb|Cyberwarfare specialists of the United States Army's 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Cyber) supporting the [[3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division during a training exercise in 2019]]

land warfare involving static fortification of lines

conflict between two actors in which neither directly engages the other

unrestricted warfare in which belligerents engage with all available resources and/or civilians and civil infrastructure are considered legitimate targets

military information operations aimed at promoting behaviour to assist military objectives

military units trained to conduct special operations

combat involving electronics and directed energy

type of war, warfare and a theory of military strategy

use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to kill as an act of war

war primarily caused or justified by differences in religion

military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and material

war between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly

type of offensive military operations

type of warfare that involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons

military operations and doctrine for defeating enemy tanks and armored forces

war between two states in open confrontation

combat operations conducted primarily using ground-based forces and weapons

war initiated to prevent another party from attacking

naval warfare conducted by submarines

opposite of conventional warfare

thumb|right|275px|U.S. Marines and ANA soldiers on patrol during counterinsurgency operations in [[Marjah, Afghanistan, February 2010]]thumb|right|275px|Police question a civilian during the Malayan Emergency. Counterinsurgency involves action from both military and police authorities.

use of military forces applied selectively and with restraint to enforce compliance with the policies or objectives of the political body controlling the military force

military operations and doctrine utilizing different branches in combination

Form of warfare involving radiation poisoning

categorization of conflict

combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action

use of political means to compel an opponent with hostile intent

specific manifestation of warfare

deployment of a state's military to fight abroad, especially away from established bases

conflict not involving direct military action between the major actors

war that is initiated in an attempt to deal with an expected attack before that attack materializes

combat action that occurs when a moving force, incompletely deployed for battle, engages an enemy at an unexpected time and place

special techniques needed by soldiers to fight on jungle terrain

1999 book on military strategy by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui

The Vishakanya ( ) were young women reportedly used as assassins, often against powerful enemies, in Ancient India. Their blood and bodily fluids were purportedly poisonous to other humans, as was mentioned in the ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, Arthashastra, written by Chanakya, an adviser and a prime minister to the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta (c. 340–293 BC).

type of war in which the goal is the complete annihilation of a state, a people or an ethnic minority

use of weather modification techniques such as cloud seeding for military purposes

warfare in which one or more combatants are irregular military rather than regular forces

theory in the history of war

type of war justification

military conflict between two or more nations without either side issuing a formal declaration of war

state of continual or frequent warfare

beliefs and actions of people who support or use ideologically motivated violence to achieve radical ideological, religious or political views

composed of lesser actions in war

Russian psychosocial military approach