Alpha strike (gaming)
An alpha strike is a competitive gaming term, denoting an all-out attack launched in hopes of achieving a decisive advantage.[1] This is usually considered a risky tactic, as if the attacker fails to gain a decisive advantage, it can leave the attacker's units overextended and vulnerable to counter-attack.
It may have originated from Vietnam-era U.S. military jargon denoting an aircraft carrier-based combat mission where "all aircraft from a single carrier were organized into one strike group for a mission against a given target".[2]
References
- ↑ Sirlin, David (2006). Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion. lulu.com. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4116-6679-5.
- ↑ Michel III, Marshall L. (2007). Clashes: Air Combat Over North Vietnam, 1965-1972. Naval Institute Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-59114-519-6.
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