The area of tactics is an under-researched subject matter. Individuals and units implement tactics for a variety of reasons—and counter-intuitively, not always because they are proven to work. Some units mimic the tactics of others (cultural transmission) or adopt them through official (internal) or non-official (external) training programs or courses. Furthermore, some mission profiles or spectrum are in sensitive areas requiring secrecy, innovation, creative thinking, future-proofing and advanced training. Tactics developed for some of these mission sets and associated roles have not been put into practice against real threats. As Martaindale and Blair of ALERRT have noted, there is a 'feedback problem' with certain tactics whereby they are under-utilised to the point of not knowing their operational effectiveness. What is left is 'snippets' of information, often where the tactic fails and an officer/operator is injured or killed. Is tactical research and tactical analysis beneficial in predicting or forecasting the usability and reliability of untested or under-utilised tactics? Are there any other benefits for researching tactics?