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hasty attack

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In land operations, an attack in which preparation time is traded for speed in order to exploit an opportunity. See also deliberate attack.


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How many times have you stood in the support base of a traditional raid or hasty attack, and noticed that there isn't anybody looking to the rear?
Situation: Per FM 7-8, The Infantry Platoon, the platoon is moving as part of a larger force conducting a movement-to-contact or deliberate or hasty attack.
As Tiger Six yelled into the radio, the enemy tanks reacted by establishing a firing line and began a hasty attack.
 
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