Guerrilla tactics suit weak minorities while commandos require large latent reserve forces

Evidence

These forms of struggle are specific to weak, but restive, minorities confronted by well-organised majorities: modern commandos on the contrary presuppose a large reserve-force, immobilised for one reason or another but potentially effective, which gives them support and sustenance in the form of individual contributions. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 881

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clearly delineates partisan/guerrilla struggle from commando tactics by their structural preconditions — minority against organized majority vs. large immobilized reserve.