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 - Request and obtain additional friendly forces in order to better defend against an attacker
-- Conducti military intelligence to batter assess the situation
+- Conduct military intelligence to better assess the situation
 - Obtain cover

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	Delaying actions combined with [[guerrilla warfare]] (hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, sabotage, etc.) can wear down an enemy's resolve to keep on fighting a war.		Delaying actions combined with [[guerrilla warfare]] (hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, sabotage, etc.) can wear down an enemy's resolve to keep on fighting a war.
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		+	== See also ==
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		+	*[[List of military strategies and concepts]]

	==References==		==References==

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	A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>		A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>

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−	[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg\|thumbnail\|~~175px~~\|right\|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]	+	[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg\|thumbnail\|165px\|right\|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
	A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>		A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>

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 A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>
-[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
 It is employed to avoid being beaten by a superior hostile force and/or to gain time or to improve the situation with reference to:<ref>[http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-tactical-doctrine/delaying.html Delaying action - Lone Sentry]</ref>

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 - Obtain cover
-- Maneuver the enemy into a position in which he may be more effectively attacked. Delaying actions can involve drawing an enemy deeper into a territory and then employing [[Scorched earth policy|scorched earth policies]] (burning crops, killing livestock, destroying supplies/buildings) in order to weaken the attacker as the opponents supply lines are stretched thinner and thinner. The Russians employed this strategy against [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] during a winter attack on Russia.
+- Maneuver the enemy into a position in which he may be more effectively attacked. Delaying actions can involve drawing an enemy deeper into a territory and then employing [[Scorched earth policy|scorched earth policies]] (burning crops, killing livestock, destroying supplies/buildings) in order to weaken the attacker as the opponents supply lines are stretched thinner and thinner. The Russians employed this strategy against [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] during a winter attack on [[Russia]].
 Delaying actions combined with [[guerrilla warfare]] (hit-and-run tactics, ambushes, sabotage, etc.) can wear down an enemy's resolve to keep on fighting a war.

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 - Request and obtain additional friendly forces in order to better defend against an attacker
-[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg\Thumbnail|200px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
+[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg|Thumbnail|200px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
 - Conducti military intelligence to batter assess the situation