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The field of fire (also zone of fire, ZF [1]) of a weapon (or group of weapons) is the area around it that can easily and effectively be reached by projectiles from a given position. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term originally came from the field of fire in front of forts (and similar defensive positions), cleared so there was no shelter for an approaching ...
Enfilade fire—gunfire directed against an enfiladed formation or position—is also commonly known as "flanking fire". [1] Raking fire is the equivalent term in naval warfare. Strafing, firing on targets from a flying platform, is often done with enfilade fire. It is a very advantageous, and much sought for, position for the attacking force.
The tactic of using overlapping arcs of fire came to prominence during World War I where it was a feature of trench warfare. Machine guns were placed in groups, called machine-gun nests, and they protected the front of the trenches. Many people died in futile attempts to charge across the no man's land where these crossfires were set up. After ...
Modern militaries publish and distribute elaborate field manuals for the proper construction of DFPs in stages. Initially, a shallow "shell scrape" is dug, often called a ranger grave, which provides very limited protection. Each stage develops the fighting position, gradually increasing its effectiveness, while always maintaining functionality.
"The baseball field is on fire," Allison Holdorff Polhill, senior advisor to school board member Nick Melvoin, confirmed in the late afternoon. "Neighbors have sent me photos of the baseball field ...
The Germans had cleared the ground near the crossroads of trees to give their troops a clear field of fire, and laced the area with antipersonnel mines and masses of barbed wire six to ten deep. [3] [6] It continued south through the Monschau Forest and the twin hamlets of Rocherath and Krinkelt, then intersected a main eastwest road at Büllingen.
Greta Gerwig has leveraged her “Barbie” star power to convince Netflix to give her the big, broad theatrical release she wanted for “Narnia,” her adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy series.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Two of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil late on Monday disclosed initial estimates of damages from fires that have burned sugarcane fields in the country's ...