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Marksmanship vs Tactics - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between marksmanship and tactics

is that marksmanship is the ability to shoot accurately at a target while tactics is the military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.

marksmanship

English

Noun

(-)
  • The ability to shoot accurately at a target.

    • Related terms

    * marksman

    tactics

    English

    (wikipedia tactics)

    Alternative forms

    * tacticks (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (military) The military science that deals with achieving the objectives set by strategy.
  • (military) Manoeuvres used against an enemy.
  • (military) The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each otherJoint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006)..
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * military tactics

    Related terms

    * tactic * tactical * procedures * techniques

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