Editing Distraction (section)

==In warfare==
Distraction was a key battle [[strategy]] in tales from the [[Trojan War]]. According to the legend, the [[Greeks]] seemed to have retreated by pretending to [[sail]] away. In their stead, they left a large wooden horse, which the [[Troy|Trojans]] then chose to bring back within their walls in order to celebrate their supposed [[victory]]. The Greeks used the Trojans' [[pride]] as a distraction, as they actually hid men within the [[Trojan Horse]] in order to let the rest of the army in during the cover of night. The Greeks then entered and destroyed the city of [[Troy]], effectively ending the 10-year standoff that was the Trojan War.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Broeniman|first=Cliff|date=1996|title=Demodocus, Odysseus, and the Trojan War in "Odyssey" 8|jstor=4351895|journal=The Classical World|volume=90|issue=1|doi=10.2307/4351895|pages=3–13}}</ref>

Distraction can suggest fake targets. In open field with mass military strategy, sometimes a contingent of troops distracts the enemy army to expose their flank, or to draw them away from a key point or fortification. [[Flare (countermeasure)|Flares]] can also divert enemy soldiers' attention.