Flanking
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Flashflood
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Flanking
i was in a fight with my brother not long ago and i wanted to know is flanking considered flanking when you come straight behind someone or can it mean when you attack someone not in thier LOS (line of sight) like to the side or something
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DX
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The left, right, and rear can all be flanked. You can flank someone regardless of whether they see you or not, in fact, most flank attacks occur within close range of the enemy.
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joannaardway
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Flanking is a way of forcing the opponent to have two targets instead of one.
You and your team only need to attack one group - they have to attack two. Any tactic that enforces this is more or less flanking.
You and your team only need to attack one group - they have to attack two. Any tactic that enforces this is more or less flanking.
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Silence
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Also, flanking can work when it transfers the attack to a weaker spot or one where the enemy doesn't expect an attack. For example, if he is in a pillbox, you can flank (also called getting an angle on) the pillbox and shoot at him from the side, where there's no wall. If used effectively, flanking can also completely break up a formation--as joannaardway said, it creates multiple targets, and as the enemy rearranges in order to hit both targets, their own line will be messed up.
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joannaardway
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Aiming at one group = maybe 20 degrees between target extremes
Aiming at a group to your flank as well = maybe 100 degrees between target extremes.
One warrior can put enough fire down on one group to potentially taken out. When they have two targets, it's practically impossible - unless they can dual wield very well.
Aiming at a group to your flank as well = maybe 100 degrees between target extremes.
One warrior can put enough fire down on one group to potentially taken out. When they have two targets, it's practically impossible - unless they can dual wield very well.
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WaTer FigHt NoOb
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