by Andy September 14, 2003
An irregular fighter in a (would-be or actual) popular insurgent army. It comes from a Spanish word meaning "little war" (guerra=war, guerilla=little war). Guerrillas hide in inaccessible areas and split up into small units instead of trying to confront their enemies head-on. They usually rely on support from the local population to keep them hidden and to supply them with food and other provisions. Their base of operation is an area such as a forest, mountainous terrain or tunnels underground, although there is also a term "urban guerrilla" referring to someone who tries to use guerrilla tactics in a city environment.
Guerrillas establish bases in what are called foca (singular foco) or base areas, with the theory being that these areas will gradually expand until the guerrillas control the entire countryside and the enemy is isolated in the cities. This is supposed to culminate in an eventual direct war, as happened in China. But today, guerrilla tactics are more often used to harass and impose costs on powerful armies so that they are unable to control a territory and are eventually forced to leave.
Guerrillas are archetypically left-wing, usually adhering to some version of Maoism, Guevarism or some other version of statist communism. It was from such currents that the idea of guerrilla war emerged. However, the term can also be applied to indigenous movements (e.g. the OPM), fundamentalists (e.g. the Afghan mujahideen) and even some right-wing populist groups backed by the US (such as Renamo in Mozambique). Although the emphasis on support from the impoverished masses gives guerrilla strategy a left-wing bent, it is a strategic approach and not a political tendency, so in theory a guerrilla can have any political perspective compatible with attempting to win popular support.
Guerrillas establish bases in what are called foca (singular foco) or base areas, with the theory being that these areas will gradually expand until the guerrillas control the entire countryside and the enemy is isolated in the cities. This is supposed to culminate in an eventual direct war, as happened in China. But today, guerrilla tactics are more often used to harass and impose costs on powerful armies so that they are unable to control a territory and are eventually forced to leave.
Guerrillas are archetypically left-wing, usually adhering to some version of Maoism, Guevarism or some other version of statist communism. It was from such currents that the idea of guerrilla war emerged. However, the term can also be applied to indigenous movements (e.g. the OPM), fundamentalists (e.g. the Afghan mujahideen) and even some right-wing populist groups backed by the US (such as Renamo in Mozambique). Although the emphasis on support from the impoverished masses gives guerrilla strategy a left-wing bent, it is a strategic approach and not a political tendency, so in theory a guerrilla can have any political perspective compatible with attempting to win popular support.
Battles between guerrillas and government forces in the breakaway province left hundreds dead.
Iraqi insurgents have insufficient resources to confront American troops head-on, so they have resorted to hit-and-run guerrilla tactics.
Iraqi insurgents have insufficient resources to confront American troops head-on, so they have resorted to hit-and-run guerrilla tactics.
by Andy May 02, 2004
Singular Drakkar. A human or humanoid people in the Lone Wolf world, who live in a number of kingdoms in western Magnamund such as Nyras, Nyvoz and Ghatan. They are warlike and are aligned to and ruled by the Darklords; as a result, they often appear in the Darklord armies as far afield as Sommerlund and Anari.
Drakkarim warriors wear heavy armour and grated helmets which mask their faces. They wield heavy weapons such as maces and axes, and are more powerful and intelligent than Giaks. Thus, they are often used for special operations such as siege warfare and as a vanguard. A special unit, the Death Knights, are especially feared.
Drakkarim warriors wear heavy armour and grated helmets which mask their faces. They wield heavy weapons such as maces and axes, and are more powerful and intelligent than Giaks. Thus, they are often used for special operations such as siege warfare and as a vanguard. A special unit, the Death Knights, are especially feared.
Lone Wolf stood to face the three Drakkarim warriors as they charged through the breach in the wall.
by Andy May 10, 2004
Something you never, ever want to hear coming from the lips of a man who controls a nuclear arsenal large enough to destroy the entire world eight times over.
"Our intelligence sources tell us that he has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nucular weapons production."
by Andy January 22, 2005
As pornography is the "graphic depiction of sex," killography is the "graphic depiction of brutal violence."
See protectotard
See protectotard
That game was very killographic.
by Andy December 11, 2003
by andy September 14, 2004