They were acting upon different orders; The Shadow had attacked them on his own.
That was why The Shadow had not attacked it on the previous night.
Later, The Shadow could attack the stronger rackets that survived.
With it, The Shadow attacked the under side of the tank, working carefully so as not to make too large a hole.
Shadow and his group attempt to light the Sunrise village on fire too, but are attacked by the tribe members and scattered.
The Shadow could have attacked at this juncture and taken his man without too much trouble.
The Shadow, however, attacked it with skill that was equaled only by the amazing silence with which he worked.
The Shadow attacked the loosened stones of the wall.
Again The Shadow was attacking, this time in the very midst of the fugitives.
The Shadow attacked this new message in the usual cryptographer's fashion.