Feint
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Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead. The two types of feints in military tactics are feint attacks and feint retreats.
[edit] Feint attacks
A feint attack is designed to draw defensive action towards the point under assault. It is usually used as a diversion to force the enemy to concentrate more manpower in a given area so that the opposing force in another area is weaker. It differs from a demonstration in that the enemy is not actually engaged and so involves no actual fighting, or not.
[edit] Feint retreats
A feint retreat is performed by briefly engaging the enemy, then retreating. It is intended to draw the enemy pursuit into a prepared ambush, or to cause disarray (guerrilla warfare).
