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The '''pincer maneuver''', sometimes referred to as a '''pincer''', was a [[Navy/Legends|naval]] tactic used to entrap a target [[Starship/Legends|starship]] between attacking [[Warship/Legends|warships]]. [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] [[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Wedge Antilles]] battled against forces of [[Thrawn's confederation]] several times<ref name="HTTE">''Heir to the Empire''</ref> <ref name="TLC">''[[The Last Command]]''</ref> in [[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]]<ref name="Date">{{User:YakovChaimTzvi/SW6Date/Legends|5|A|battle of Sluis Van|''[[Heir to the Empire]]''}}</ref> when they utilized pincer maneuvers.<ref name="HTTE" />

==Behind the scenes==
The pincer maneuver first appeared in [[Timothy Zahn]]'s [[1992]] novel ''[[Heir to the Empire]]''.<ref name="HTTE" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]''
*''[[The Last Command]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Naval tactics]]