掩えん撃げき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

sneak attack; surprise attack

Refers to a small-scale surprise attack, often by a small group. Rare and somewhat literary; in modern Japanese, 奇襲 (きしゅう) is more common.

• 敵てきは夜や陰いんに乗じょうじて掩えん撃げきを仕し掛かけた。

  The enemy launched a sneak attack under cover of darkness.

• 小しょう部ぶ隊たいによる掩えん撃げきが成せい功こうした。

  The surprise attack by a small unit succeeded.