Warfare can refer to:
- War, The waging of war (armed conflict) against an enemy. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units
- Military strategy, planning the conduct of warfare. Military strategy is a National defence policy implemented by Military organisations to pursue desired strategic goals Derived from the Greek
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Military operations marked by a specific characteristic
- Asymmetric warfare,
- Conventional warfare,
- Chemical warfare,
- Guerilla warfare,
- Unconventional warfare
By environment
- Arctic warfare,
- Desert warfare,
- Jungle warfare,
- Trench warfare
- Mobile warfare,
- Naval warfare,
- Sub-aquatic warfare,
- Mountain warfare,
- Urban warfare,
- Air warfare,
- Space warfare,
- Electronic warfare,
- Psychological warfare,
- Cyber warfare,
By historical period
( main article Military history):
- Prehistoric warfare,
- Ancient warfare,
- Medieval warfare,
- Gunpowder warfare,
- Industrial warfare,
- Modern warfare
Misc
Asymmetric warfare originally referred to War between two or more belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly Conventional warfare is a form of Warfare conducted by using conventional military weapons and battlefield tactics between two or more states in open confrontation Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the opposite of Conventional warfare. Arctic warfare or winter warfare is a term used to describe armed conflict that takes place in an exceptionally cold weather usually in Snowy and icy terrain sometimes Desert warfare is combat in Deserts In desert warfare the elements can sometimes be more dangerous than the actual enemy Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for Military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain. Trench warfare is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static Mobile Warfare is the correct English term for Mao Zedong 's main military methods Naval warfare is Combat in and on Seas Oceans or any other major bodies of water such as large Lakes and wide Rivers History A monitor was a type of relatively small Warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns and was used by some navies Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the Mountains or similarly rough terrain Urban warfare is modern warfare conducted in Urban areas such as Towns and cities. Air power redirects here for electrical and mechanical energy supplied by air movement see Wind power Space warfare is combat that takes place in Outer space, ie outside the Atmosphere. Electronic warfare ( EW) is the use of the Electromagnetic spectrum to effectively deny the use of this medium by an adversary while optimizing its use by friendly The US Department of Defense defines psychological warfare ( PSYWAR) as" The planned use of Propaganda and other Psychological actions Cyber-warfare (also known as cybernetic war, or cyberwar) is the use of Computers and the Internet in conducting Warfare in Cyberspace Military history is a Humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity Prehistoric warfare is War conducted in the era before Writing, and before the establishments of large social entities like States Historical warfare sets Ancient warfare is War as conducted from the beginnings of recorded History to the end of the ancient period Medieval Warfare is the warfare of the Middle Ages. In Europe technological cultural and social developments had forced a dramatic transformation in the character Early Modern warfare is associated with the start of the widespread use of Gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive Industrial warfare is a period in the History of warfare ranging roughly from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the Information Age Modern warfare, although present in every Historical period of Military history, is generally used to refer to the concepts, methods and Total war is a conflict of unlimited scope in which a Belligerent engages in a total mobilization of all available resources at his disposal Economic warfare is the term for economic policies followed as a part of Military operations during Wartime The purpose of economic warfare is to capture Industrial warfare is a period in the History of warfare ranging roughly from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the Information AgeDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic