A rhizome manoeuvre is a surprise attack in a built environment, made from an unexpected direction, such as through a wall or floor. It is a key concept in contemporary warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures.
The name derives from plant rhizomes, stem structures which grow horizontally underground through soil, allowing new shoots to grow upwards in other places.[1]
- ^ Flaherty, C. (2010) Command, Influence and Information in 3D Tactics. Journal of Information Warfare. (9)1: 18-31.