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[Star Trek] What is considered acceptable retreat in Klingon culture?

Taking things to the extreme, wearing armor and dodging attacks can be seen as hiding from the enemy or retreating, yet is required in combat. However retreat in battle or barricading oneself while avoiding the enemy seems to be dishonorable. Strict Klingon honor might look like fighting naked and using the strength of your skin to repel attacks as you aren't cowering at all, which obviously isn't practical. How much avoidance of the enemy is permitted in Klingon culture?
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The further up the chain you go, the 'larger' you honor gets so you can get away with retreating from one battle to win another.  Typically you should frame it as some sort of tactical maneuver though.

The army didn't retreat, they advanced in reverse to a better position.  The ship didn't retreat, it drew the enemy into an ambush.  That sort of thing, if you are seen as honorable enough, is acceptable.  If you always run though... that isn't going to work.  All is forgiven if you win honorably, even if you were somewhat/moderately dishonorable getting there.