Because the castle was built at the base of a small valley, its tactical purpose continues to puzzle modern-day historians throughout Europe.

However, this time the retreat was for tactical purposes so that he could organize his men more effectively.

So we were told only what we had to know for tactical purposes.

The fighters may coalesce into groups for tactical purposes, but their general state is dispersed.

War elephants were widely employed, for both tactical and logistical purposes.

The tassel serves a tactical purpose, and is not simply for decoration.

I suppose it served a tactical purpose, though.

His focus today had the tactical purpose of trying to lure fellow Republicans away from support of the Administration.

The truth is the hostages were cynically exploited by both sides for political and tactical purposes.

Some games even include weapons with obvious spamming utility, designed to serve specific tactical purposes.