A tactic used in an attempt to cut off supply lines to Japanese forces was the use of submarines. By sinking their ships before they could reach troops, it severely limited their fighting abilities.
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Siege.
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In the play Macbeth, the English forces use the tactic of camouflage by disguising themselves with foliage from Birnam Wood to hide their true numbers as they advance towards Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane. This tactic fulfills the witches' prophecy that Macbeth would be defeated when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane.
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I assume it is WW2 you are talking about. 'Island hopping' was the tactic the US used. They took over Japanese islands in the Pacific one by one setting up bases on each of them.
The tactical plan of battle that General McDowell planned to use at the first Battle of Bull Run was one called a "turning" maneuver. The idea was to use part of his forces in an attempt to outflank the Confederate forces. This plan was approved by General Winfield Scott.
Island Hoping
It depends on the battle tactic or plan being used by the general or leader of the forces.
On land, overwhelming firepower. At sea, overwhelming firepower. During the land battles, that tactic worked well, there was NO place for the Japanese to retreat to, on an island. At sea however, the Japanese had the overwhelming firepower and skill to use it. Only after the US out numbered the Japanese Navy in Aircraft Carriers, Airplanes, Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, and Submarines, did the US Navy overwhelm the Imperial Navy with firepower.
They used a new military tactic called Island Hopping which was when the US army would hop from island to island that were controlled by the Japanese in order to catch the Japanese people, on that particular island off guard.
The Second Battle of Bull Run ended the same results as the first battle. Perhaps the tactic that produced the definitive defeat of Union General John Pope, were the five divisions that assaulted Pope's southern flank. This drove the Union forces up the slopes of Henry House Hill. Certainly subsequent actions were important, however, the tactic mentioned was the beginning of the end of Pope's invasion.