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Shoot and scoot (hit and run).
In North America, hit and run tactics; guerrilla warfare.
Hit and run simply means=not staying to fight (not sticking around).
Traditional tactics involve taking and holding territory, securing the area, and moving forward. Guerrilla fighters employ hit-and-run tactics.
Continental Army. (the Americans)
Light cav. Designed and equipped for quick moving about, reconnaissance work, hit and run tactics, etc.
The use of nontraditional military tactics helped the patriots defeat the British. The British were not accustomed to the guerrilla tactics and were taken by surprise.
It was not as functional as the weapons from WW2. But, that's where our basic hit and run tactics came from.
A Royal Marine is an elite soldier (better known as a commando) trained to fight in naval combat with handheld weapons. They are also amphibious infantry that are trained to fight on land. They fight close to the army being elite shock troops used for hit and run tactics. (This is how they're used in Afghanistan)
Pro-communist rebels, and similar rebellion factions, used similar tactics, as their Viet Cong neighbors in South Vietnam, e.g. hit and run guerrilla tactics, land mines, etc.
Warships, Airplanes, Tanks, just about anything that moves can make "hit and run attacks." However, during the early Viet War days, (early 60's) the Viet Cong (VC) were noted for their hit and run attacks (guerilla tactics). The NVA stood their ground (often), and the VC "hit and ran" (often).