fog of war
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Etymology edit
Calque of German Nebel des Krieges, an expression coined by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz.
Noun edit
fog of war (plural fogs of war)
- The uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations.
- 2023 June 8, Anne Applebaum, “The True Purpose of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive”, in The Atlantic[1], retrieved 2023-06-09:
- Future reports from any source should be treated with caution. What we can see is not the “fog of war,” in the old-fashioned sense; instead it is a kind of swirling tornado, a maelstrom of claims and counterclaims, memes and countermemes, real battles taking place away from television screens and fake ones happening on camera.
- (video games) The shrouded concealment of enemy activity outside of areas observable by a player's forces.
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Further reading edit
- fog of war on Wikipedia.Wikipedia