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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>
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:
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>:
- Requesting and obtaining additional forces in order to better defend against an attacker
- Requesting and obtaining additional forces in order to better defend against an attacker
- Obtain cover
- Obtain cover
- Maneuver the enemy into a position in which he may be more effectively attacked.<ref>[http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-tactical-doctrine/delaying.html Delaying action - Lone Sentry]</ref>
- 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) 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 by the French.
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) 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 by the French.