Hit-and-run tactics is a tactical doctrine where the purpose of the combat involved is not to seize control of territory, but to inflict damage on a target and immediately exit the area to avoid the enemy's defense and/or retaliation. Tactics is the collective name for methods of winning a small-scale conflict, performing an optimization, etc. ... Doctrine, from Latin doctrina, (compare doctor), means a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. ...

These tactics are a cornerstone of irregular warfare like guerrilla warfare, militant resistance movements and terrorism where the enemy typically overmatches the attacking force to the point where sustained combat is to be avoided. However the tactics can also be used as part of more conventional warfare. Examples of the latter include commando or other special forces attacks or sorties from a besieged castle. Irregular soldiers in Beauharnois, Quebec, 19th century Irregular military refers to any non-standard military. ... Guerrilla War redirects here. ... A resistance movement is a group dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country. ... Terrorism is the unconventional use of violence for political gain. ... The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ... Special forces or special operations forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Terrorism (T), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ... Sortie is a term for deployment of aircraft or ships for the purposes of a specific mission. ...

Hit-and-run tactics are also used in economics to describe a firm that enters a market to take advantage of abnormal profits and then leaves. These tactics can be seen in a Contestable market. See Cream Skimming as well. Contestable markets refer to a market situation where there are very few, perhaps even only one, firm yet perfectly competitive market outcomes may still be observed (as opposed to expected monopolistic or oligopolostic outcomes). ...