verb: to make an attack from a perceived position of
strength only to retreat when met with
force, while continuing to fire blindly. Unlike cover fire, Hackelling involves firing wildly in an attempt to confuse pursuit and/or create enough frustration and collateral damage that the original
target disengages.
Once it became
obvious that he was outgunned, the attacker
began hackelling in an effort to
escape while appearing to be stronger than he was.