The phrase "a mode of attack" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing strategies, tactics, or methods employed in various situations, such as military operations, sports, or competitive scenarios.
Example: "The general devised a new mode of attack to outmaneuver the enemy forces."
Alternatives: "a method of assault" or "a strategy for engagement".
It was a mode of attack he used several times.
As a mode of attack and defense, tai chi chuan resembles kung fu and is properly considered a martial art.
For England, though, it is a mode of attack that has been mystifyingly under-represented, not only recently but for the past century.
So England reverted to a barrage of relatively gentle bouncers, a mode of attack that became predictable for these resolute Kiwi tail-enders.
Air patrols over northern Utah were added, a decision prompted by the terrorists' use of commercial jets, a mode of attack that Gov. Michael O. Leavitt said Olympic planners had not contemplated.
In the jargon of threat assessment, the report was called "credible" because the source has been reliable in the past, and "specific" because it described a mode of attack and geographic targets.
The officials said that in the last week they also had "significantly increased" inspection of air cargo on foreign flights, a source of widespread concern as a potential mode of attack for terrorists.
The victory in Pennsylvania for opponents of partisan gerrymandering suggests a new mode of attack, by challenging redistricting in state courts under state constitutions.
An antibody which typically is more specific and has fewer off-target effects than small-molecule drugs could offer a safer mode of attack.
Hardly a day goes by without an assassination attempt using a sticky bomb, a relatively new mode of attack.
Finally, ABB might have chosen a completely different mode of attack such as a shooting massacre, which would probably have been better because such a massacre most likely would have made it impossible for ABB to go on to commit the other shooting massacre at Utøya.
