What does "tactical" refer to?

Several of the guys in the squad took to calling my map case "my tactical manbag."

I responded that it wasn't black, so I couldn't be tactical.

I joke with my sister that her North Face purse is tactical because it is black and has a zippered pouch where she carries two spare magazines.
 
tactics-- tactical

The science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat 2: the art and skill of using available means to reach an end. So what ever gun I use in a defensive mode, be ss or blue or black becomes a tactical weapon.
This is my opinion according to Webster. Also it puts a much higher price on the gun if and when I sell it.
 
the truth is is somebody says "tactical" in a conversation to me ill probably think "armchair commando" most of the time depending on the context. Most military folks i know dont really use that word.
 
"Tactical" will be the new term Gun-Banner's will use in the next wave of anti-gun legislation. When the term "assault weapon" gets old and tired, they will switch their rhetoric toward "tactical weapons".

So, "Tactical" is now just one of those words that can mean just about anything. But what it originally meant was:

of or relating to combat tactics:
(1) of or occurring at the battlefront "a tactical defense"; "a tactical first strike" (2) : using or being weapons or forces employed at the battlefront "tactical missiles"
 
Tactical,Combat or Fighting are all sort of the same it depends on who's buying it as to what they call it.Mall Ninjas buy or bolt on "accessories" and call them tactical.
 
Crankgrinder, normally if "tactical" comes up in conversation, it is with regard to command and control (tactical vs operational vs administrative control) or plans (tactical vs operational vs strategic). The only weapons one usually hears distinguished as "tactical" would be shorter range, lower KT nukes...
 
Under "Incident Command", strategy is establishing plans to accomplish a final goal. Tactics are the means to impliment strategy.

Several times a commander has announced he is going "tactical" on the fireground when his crew are first and other trucks are still minutes away. He has determined the strategy and at this point he becomes the means to impliment putting out the fire. He and the water are working together.

Also, under ICS, there is a division under command for tactics. They figure what is best tool and command uses their suggestions.

You should always have a plan to win. And I always felt I had the "tactical" advantage with a bigger hose or gun.
 
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