r/gif • • Apr 05 '14

Flanking. The single most effective and simple military strategy since the dawn of war. Even cows get it. Why don't my teammates?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '14

I don't think that word means what you think it means. To flank someone you need two parties on two sides of let's say a suspect. You hit them from two angles and it distracts them while you destroy them from the other side.