(n.) The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.

aggravated assault aggression air cover air raid air support amphibious attack armed assault assailing assailment assault attack banzai attack blitz blitzkrieg bombing breakthrough charge counterattack counteroffensive coup de main cover crippling attack dead set at descent on diversion diversionary attack drive dry run flank attack frontal attack gas attack head-on attack infiltration lightning attack lightning war mass attack megadeath milk run mission mugging offense offensive onset onslaught overkill panzer warfare push reconnaissance reconnaissance mission run against run at rush sally scramble shock tactics shuttle raid strafing strike training mission umbrella unprovoked assault