Siege Warfare Operation
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A Siege Warfare Operation is a military operation that surrounds and isolates a fortified position to compel surrender through attrition and supply denial.
- AKA: Siege, Blockade Operation, Encirclement, Investment, Siege Tactic.
- Context:
- It can typically establish Siege Warfare Operation Encirclement through siege warfare operation position surrounding.
- It can typically enforce Siege Warfare Operation Supply Cutoff through siege warfare operation resource blocking.
- It can typically maintain Siege Warfare Operation Pressure through siege warfare operation continuous attack.
- It can typically employ Siege Warfare Operation Attrition through siege warfare operation gradual weakening.
- It can typically achieve Siege Warfare Operation Surrender through siege warfare operation resistance exhaustion.
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- It can often utilize Siege Warfare Operation Artillery for siege warfare operation fortification breach.
- It can often implement Siege Warfare Operation Psychological Warfare through siege warfare operation morale destruction.
- It can often construct Siege Warfare Operation Circumvallation for siege warfare operation defender containment.
- It can often build Siege Warfare Operation Contravallation against siege warfare operation relief forces.
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- It can range from being a Medieval Siege Warfare Operation to being a Modern Siege Warfare Operation, depending on its siege warfare operation technological era.
- It can range from being a Short Siege Warfare Operation to being a Prolonged Siege Warfare Operation, depending on its siege warfare operation duration.
- It can range from being a Total Siege Warfare Operation to being a Partial Siege Warfare Operation, depending on its siege warfare operation encirclement completeness.
- It can range from being a Lawful Siege Warfare Operation to being an Unlawful Siege Warfare Operation, depending on its siege warfare operation IHL compliance.
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- It must allow Siege Warfare Operation Civilian Evacuation under siege warfare operation humanitarian law.
- It must permit Siege Warfare Operation Humanitarian Access for siege warfare operation civilian survival.
- It must distinguish Siege Warfare Operation Military Targets from siege warfare operation civilian objects.
- It must respect Siege Warfare Operation Proportionality in siege warfare operation collateral damage.
- It must avoid Siege Warfare Operation Starvation Method against siege warfare operation civilian populations.
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- Example(s):
- Historical Siege Warfare Operations, such as:
- Modern Siege Warfare Operations, such as:
- Siege Warfare Operation Techniques, such as:
- Siege Warfare Operation Components, such as:
- Siege Lines establishing encirclement perimeter.
- Siege Engines providing assault capability.
- Siege Camps supporting besieging forces.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Open Battle, which involves direct engagement rather than prolonged encirclement.
- Guerrilla Warfare, which uses hit-and-run tactics rather than static siege.
- Naval Blockade, which controls sea access rather than land encirclement.
- Air Campaign, which relies on aerial bombing rather than ground siege.
- Peacekeeping Operation, which separates combatants rather than besieging positions.
- See: Military Strategy, Fortification, Attrition Warfare, International Humanitarian Law, Laws of War, Civilian Protection, Starvation Warfare Method, War Crime, Proportionality Principle, Military Necessity, Geneva Convention.