Large-scale planning of goals may be called "strategy" and are conducted at the "strategic level of war.
The definition of tactical victory may become blurred in large-scale tactical maneuvering of troops in division-sized formations or the operational goals of company-sized units to exercise control of important positions, as they contribute in different ways to the success or the failure of operations and strategy.
Many battles involving multiple units include elements of tactical success by both opposing forces.
The individual tactical victories may not cause the force to be successful in that battle or in the larger goals of the conflict.
[5] The term is then applied to a simple tally of the numbers of losses of each side, but that may be complicated by the value attached to certain assets lost.