field of fire
Weapon's coverage area
A field of fire is the area that a weapon or defensive position can effectively cover with gunfire.
Military planners establish overlapping fields of fire to eliminate gaps in coverage: The machine gun emplacement commanded a wide field of fire across the valley.
The term extends to any situation where range and visibility determine tactical advantage.
- kill zonePreplanned area of concentrated fire
- aimPurpose or direction
- target acquisitionLocating and identifying an objective
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- shootingDischarging a weapon
choke point · sector · overwatch · range · crosshairs · vantage · warfare · enfilade · combat · sweep · counterfire · rifle range · battlefield · no man's land · azimuth · zone · line of attack · angle
- tactical positionsdefensive position, forward position, sniper position, prone position, fallback position
field of fireblind spot
Area of blocked perception
dead zone · dead space · cover · shadow zone · occlusion
field of firecover
Protect by overlaying
safe zone · concealment · shelter · sanctuary · protected zone
field, fields, fielded, fielding, fielder, fire, fires, fired, firing