The phrase "a means of attacking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing methods or strategies for offense, whether in a literal or metaphorical context.
Example: "The new policy was seen as a means of attacking the root causes of poverty in the community."
Alternatives: "a method of assault" or "a way to strike back".
Some of the bacteria promote freezing as a means of attacking plants.
With Cameron absent, Miliband tried to use Farage as a means of attacking Cameron and rightwing ideology.
Attacks on Westerners are generally interpreted in such sites as a means of attacking the royal family.
Their report argued: "Torture is a means of attacking an individual's fundamental modes of psychological and social functioning" as described in the Istanbul Protocol.
The final challenge is developing a means of attacking such a target in a remote, landlocked country like Afghanistan, and destroying his network, which spreads across several countries, some of them American allies.
"On being boring" does a fantastic job of showing how even boredom is worth thinking about: how boring others (including your analyst) can be a means of attacking them.
But RNA interference is a means of attack that Williams doesn't think will be easy to overcome.
But in Jamaica, the police say they believe that one such dog has been used as a threat and, when demands were not met, as a means of attack in at least two recent robberies.
The plan begins with an acknowledgment of the difficulty of defining the problem: "Terrorism is not so much a system of belief, like fascism or communism, as it is a strategy and a tactic -- a means of attack".
This ability is used for various activities, such as a means of attack, powering electrical equipment, and healing.
In-game, this ability is most commonly used as a means of attack, with Vortigaunts' hurling the energy towards foes in the form of green electrical bolts.
