Turkey shoot
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A turkey shoot is an opportunity for an individual or a party to very easily take advantage of a situation.
In the military, a turkey shoot occurs when a group or team catch the enemy off-guard or out-gunned to the point of being unfair. Examples of famous military turkey shoots:
- Pickett's Charge -- American Civil War
- Battle of the Little Bighorn -- American-Indian War
- MiG Alley -- Korean War, specifically when the MiG-15 was introduced against (and immediately outclassed) UN P-51D aircraft.
- Great Marianas Turkey Shoot -- World War II, The Battle of the Philippine Sea
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A turkey shoot is only considered a "turkey shoot" if the result is overwhelmingly positive; if it is instead overwhelmingly negative, it is a blunder.
