Eli5: Do nations with well developed and complex militaries use guerrilla warfare?

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Eli5: Do nations with well developed and complex militaries use guerrilla warfare?

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Yes, but you usually don’t use the term. Guerrilla warfare is asymmetrical warfare using ambush tactics, sabotage, hit and run, that kind of thing. Commando units and whatnot use those tactics as well. But, “guerrilla” as a term also usually refers to combatants that aren’t part of a formal military. So I would argue that formal militaries do employ similar tactics when needed, but you wouldn’t call it “guerilla warfare”