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One trained falcon making 60 attack sorties a day can protect 100,000 solar panels from vengeful crows.
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From the French sortir, "to go out".
So yeah, the "out" and "back" parts are important: if a unit is attaching while maneuvering in the field, it's not a "sortie". That's also why it's common in aviation, since airplanes inherently require a home runway that every attack begins and (ideally) ends at.
Jesus, I know French but i didn't connect the term to the language! 🤣