Editing List of military tactics (section)

==General==
* Exploiting prevailing weather – the tactical use of weather as a [[force multiplier]] has influenced many important battles throughout history, such as the [[Battle of Waterloo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.com/topics/weather-in-war |title=Weather in War|author1-link=Robert A. Doughty |first=Robert |last=Doughty |website=The History Channel |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-date=13 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013025004/http://www.history.com/topics/weather-in-war |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Reconnaissance by fire|Fire attacks]] – reconnaissance by fire is used by apprehensive soldiers when they suspect the enemy is nearby.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Specification for 'Support-by-Fire' |url=https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mfkb/RKF/public/specs/Support-by-Fire.spec.html |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=www.cs.utexas.edu}}</ref>
* [[Force concentration]] – the practice of concentrating a military force against a portion of an enemy force.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clausewitz.com/readings/Cquotations.htm |title=SOME JUICY QUOTES FROM CLAUSEWITZ, ON WAR |website=The Clausewitz Homepage |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Night combat]] – combat that takes place at night. It often requires more preparation than combat during daylight and can provide significant tactical advantages and disadvantages to both the attacker and defender.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zW63yXqltbEC&q=night+combat&pg=PA2 |title=Night Combat |first=Alfred |last=Toppe |date=June 1998 |publisher=DIANE |isbn=9780788170805 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Reconnaissance]] – a mission to obtain information by visual observation or other detection methods, about the activities and resources of the enemy or potential enemy, or about the meteorologic, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.<ref name="FM 7-92">{{cite book |title=Field Manual (FM) 7–92: The Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon and Squad (Airborne, Air Assault, Light Infantry) |publisher=[[United States Army]] |year=2001 |page=40}}</ref>
* [[Smoke screen]]ing – the practice of creating clouds of smoke positioned to provide concealment, allowing military forces to advance or retreat across [[open terrain]] without coming under [[direct fire]] from the enemy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke+screen|title=Definition of SMOKE SCREEN|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>