diversionary attack

English Thesaurus

1. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack (noun.act)

hypernym	:	attack, onrush, onset, onslaught,
definition	:	(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	diversionary landing,
definition	:	an amphibious diversionary attack (noun.act)