Back تكتيك الكماشة Arabic Hilal taktikası AZ Zangenangriff German Pincer movement English Movimiento de pinza Spanish Matxarda-mugimendu EU حرکت گازانبری FA Mouvement en tenaille French תנועת מלקחיים HE Gerakan menjepit ID
Here the red force executes a pincer movement attempting to envelop or surround the advancing blue force
The pincer movement, or double envelopment, is a tactic in which forces attack both flanks (sides) of an enemy formation at the same time. The pincer movement can be used when opposing forces advance towards the center of an army. That army responds by moving its outside forces to the enemy's flanks to surround it. At the same time, a second layer of pincers may attack on the more distant flanks to cut off the enemy reinforcements.