Scorpion attack

Scorpion attack, or Pincer movement - Airstrike are the combined attack tactics of many military units. Army forces with two units attacking the two sides of the enemy forces them into a narrow space and try to keep them out. Next, the air force of the military blocked the pincers that attacked the enemy position was loose, destroying them with air strikes.
This tactic must have good coordination between the air force and the army of the attackers, avoid bombs from air raids can be thrown in the wrong ambush troops.
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Pincer movement - air raid involves tactical pincers - shelling, which is a tactical combination of infantry and artillery, used in modern warfare. At the beginning of the 19th century, the tactical pliers - artillery was a basic tactics of the French Army and Napoleon's favorite tactic. Artillery will be the main attack force, arranged in rows, facing the enemy. Spears troops and musketeers will lined up in front of them to protect themselves in situations where artillery is attacked, but not the main attacking force. French cavalry will attack enemy troops on both sides of the wing, when their formation is pressed together, French artillery will fire directly to destroy.
Variations
In Operation Lea, at time October 7, 1947, the French force deployed a "pincer movement" attack Viet Bac with navy and army, and an attack of paratroopers:
* A river-navy force from Hanoi moving along Red river, Lo river, to Gam river and last place they deplayed to leftside area Viet Bac,
* An armies wing deployed opposite the navy wing to create a "pincer movement" for the Viet Bac, intended to "pincer" will close at the .
* French paratroopers forces with 2,000 paratroopers, were dropped into the center area Viet Bac.
Last, France army did not succeed in this coordinated attack.

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