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coup de main

swift attack that relies on speed and surprise
Class type of: military operation Q1418066

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
tactic
Subclass of
military operation[2]
Different from
coup d'état, coup de grâce[5][6]
Has characteristic
asymmetry, celerity[3][4]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/050_91

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🔗 Connections
Different from 2
coup d'état, coup de grâce
Has characteristic 1
asymmetry
Instance of 1
tactic
Subclass of 1
military operation
Subtypes 1
first strike
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Summary

coup de main is a tactic[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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