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  2. Shock troops - Wikipedia

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    The Companion cavalry of Alexander the Great (356-326 BC) are described as being the first example of shock cavalry being used in Europe. [1]During the Paraguayan War (1864–1870), in which Paraguay fought against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, the Paraguayans deployed shock troops (composed of a mixture of dismounted cavalry and fit men who could row and swim) armed with sabres, cutlasses ...

  3. Shock and awe - Wikipedia

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    Shock and awe is the job of Jane Doe, most commonly known as The Soldier from Valve's 2007 multi-player FPS game Team Fortress 2. In the 2009 theatrical movie Avatar , the genocide attack on the Na'vi is described as a "Shock and Awe" campaign by doctor Max Patel.

  4. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Issus, a classic example of the single envelopment; Attack from a defensive position: Establishing a strong defensive position from which to defend and attack your opponent (e.g., Siege of Alesia and the Battle of the Granicus). However, the defensive can become too passive and result in ultimate defeat.

  5. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    Maneuver warfare - a military strategy which attempts to defeat the enemy by incapacitating their decision-making through shock and disruption; Motitus - A Motitus or Motti is a double envelopment manoeuvre, using the ability of light troops to travel over rough ground to encircle and defeat enemy troops with limited mobility.

  6. Military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Military tactics encompasses the art of organizing and employing fighting forces on or near the battlefield.They involve the application of four battlefield functions which are closely related – kinetic or firepower, mobility, protection or security, and shock action.

  7. Shock advertising - Wikipedia

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    Shock advertising or shockvertising is a type of advertising that "deliberately, rather than inadvertently, startles and offends its audience by violating norms for social values and personal ideals". [1] It is the employment in advertising or public relations of "graphic imagery and blunt slogans to highlight" [2] a public policy issue, goods ...

  8. COLUMN- Shock tactics needed for markets desperate to re ...

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    Global investors have been jolted from notions of a glide-path back to pre-pandemic norms and are once against scrambling to game another series of potential shocks along the way. For many, the ...

  9. Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany) - Wikipedia

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    Stormtroopers (German: Sturmtruppen [2] or Stoßtruppen [3]) were the only elite shock troops of the Imperial German Army (Deutsches Heer) that specialized in commando style raids, infiltrating the trenches and wiping out the enemy quickly, maneuver warfare, reconnaissance, and shock tactics.