What is the difference between guerrilla style warfare and European style warfare?

Answer 1

European style warfare is when the army stands in one big line with row after row of soldier. The first row fires and then ducks down to reload while the row behind them fires and so on. Guerrilla warfare is more adaptable and allows the soldiers to take cover and flank more easily. They can seek out enemy weakpoints.

Answer 2

It's simply a tactic. It can be applied to any form of battle. Some examples:

1. If two boxers stand toe to toe and duke it out, that's conventional fighting (boxing). If one of the boxers throws a punch (and either hits or misses) and then runs around the ring, and does it again (and hits or misses), and does it again and again, he's performing guerrilla warfare (he's hitting and running).

2. During the Vietnam War (and no doubt it was done in other aerial wars), North Vietnamese Air Force MiG pilots used to fly from out of the sun (if they could get away with it) diving onto a flight of US jets (fighter-bombers preferred) firing their cannons as they went...and they kept going. They just made one pass, and headed away; that was guerrilla warfare, air to air combat style. Conventional jet fighting would've been if those MiGs tangled with US jets, tumbling around in the air, chasing each other...dog-fighting. They did that too, but since the NVAF didn't have as many planes and pilots as the US did, they had to conserve their planes & airmen; thus: hit and run (guerrilla warfare in the sky).

3. On the ground; blow and bridge and leave quickly (hit and run). Ambush a patrol; by firing a magazine, and then running away as fast as they can (hit and run=guerrilla warfare). Traditional (conventional) fighting would be to stay and "duke it out" (stay and fight. The rule is, a strong army stands and fights; a weak army used guerrilla warfare because that's all they can do...however, any army, including a strong army, CAN deploy guerrilla warfare...it's only a tactic.

Answer 3

Guerrilla warfare is regarded as a form of "irregular" warfare. What differentiates this from typical warfare is that traditional armies are typically large, calculating, and non-mobile. Guerrilla warfare, however, typically refers to a small group of soldiers or citizens who fight with a strong element of surprise and mobility.

Answer 4

Guerrilla warfare uses surprise attacks from hidden positions, often with only a few skilled soldiers. Traditional British warfare utilized large groups of Redcoats who marched in formation.