This study examines the correlation between tactics and technology in the case of the war overNagorno-Karabakh 2020, between Azerbaijan and Armenia. There is a debate going on aboutwhether the high-tech drones from Turkey and Israel were the decisive factors in the war, or if thetactical aspects and preparations is what gave the main success of the war.This will be tested against parts of Geoffrey Till ́s theory “Understanding victory” through a theoryconsuming case study using some of his perspectives, with qualitative text analysis of the empiricaldata consisting of think tanks, news articles, government documents and analysts ́ statements. Theresult of the study indicates that none of the perspectives could carry the war itself, but tactics werea slightly bigger factor for success.