Counterattack
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For other uses, see Counterattack (disambiguation).
A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games".[1] The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy during attack, whilst the specific objectives typically seek to regain lost ground or destroy the attacking enemy (this may take the form of an opposing sports team or military units).[1][2][3]
See also [edit]
- Counteroffensive
- Battleplan (documentary TV series)
Notes and references [edit]
- ^ a b Staff (Unknown). "counterdeception". DTIC Online. DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Tom Cohen (19 December 2010). "McConnell leads GOP counter-attack against START pact". Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Tim Vickery (27). "Uruguay's momentum, Paraguay's bumpy road, more Copa America". SI.com. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- United States Department of Defense; Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Published by: United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. Retrieved: 13 October 2008.
Further reading [edit]
- Bruce Schneier (2003). Beyond Fear. Springer. pp. 173–175. ISBN 0-387-02620-7. More than one of
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