Tactics are about contrasting your strengths with your opponent's weaknesses and not exposing your weaknesses. Necessarily, it's also about keeping your opponent guessing as long as possible about what's going on.

So here are some examples:

1. line
2. Left strong formation
3. reserves
4. stairway to heaven

Other tactics still without explanations:

1. Two fists
2. Strong flanks
3. boar snout
4. Two Big Punches
5. Kill Box
6. L-Formation
7. Two legs
8. Meet Tactics
9. requirement-square

The idea:
To ensure that the opponent only comes from one side and does not stab you in the back, a closed line is formed across the full width of the field.

The effect:
The opponent adapts to the shape of the lines. One's combatants concentrate on the front of the line, which on the one hand increases their concentration, but on the other hand lowers their circumspection.

What goes wrong:

• On both sides, the left flank fights harder due to various factors and both lines turn around each other.
• Worse: one line folds in on the left side, creating a breach.
• The enemy breaks through the line at one point and falls in the rear.

The idea:
The tactic is based on the fact that one side of the line is significantly stronger, and thus a breakthrough should be created. The other side must hold (defensively) during the time.

The effect:
Often the left side is strengthened because often the right flank is stronger anyway and so can hold its position more easily. Also, it confuses many opponents when deviating from convention (= right strong) with a strong left flank.
For the spears, it is easier to act from the left because they can stab to the right and hit into the open shields. The preponderance on one side leaves the enemy outnumbered and easier to defeat.\

What goes wrong:

• Both sides decide to use the same tactics, and the lines turn around each other.
• Worse, the side that is supposed to hold collapses before the other side creates the breakthrough.

The Idea:
People are taken out of their own line and placed behind the line as reserves.\

The effect:
One's own line stands looser, which leads to fighting outnumbered. Mostly this motivates additionally because it depends on each fighter. On top of that, each fighter has more space to act.
The reserve can create a new moment of initiative. For example: prevent breakthroughs, create a breakthrough at the opponent, reinforce the flanks, …\.

What goes wrong:

• The reserve does not recognize the weaknesses of its own line and does not intervene.
• The reserve considers its own line weak, goes in too early, and is thus useless.
• Attempt to create a breakthrough fizzles out and disappears into nothingness.
• It is not recognized that the time for a breakthrough has come, and the reserve does not become active at all.
  

The idea:
The line is divided into steps and placed backwards. To each step, there is a reserve, and to each gap an attack column.\ The reserves do what reserves do. The attack columns attack when the steps are passed sideways by the enemy.\

The effect:
By moving the steps to the rear, the opponent cannot bring his groups to bear immediately. Thus, an additional moment of control is gained. If all reserves are moved behind the front most stage, immense pressure can be created there, while the rear stages are preserved as potential threats.\ If the opponent engages in descending the steps, he finds himself exposed to the danger of the attack columns.\ The corners of the steps are quite attackable, however, it often requires a lot of coordination on the opponent's part. An attack at such a point from the stairs can often create a breakthrough.\

What goes wrong:

• The opponent focuses on the first step and descends the stairs to hell.
• The opponent corrodes the corners with no counter push possible and what is left is simply a crooked line.
  

The idea: Forget about it!