fields of fire
Weapon coverage areas
Fields of fire are the areas 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 nests were positioned to create interlocking fields of fire across the valley.
The term appears in tactical planning, fortification design, and military history.
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- line of sightDirect visual path, unobstructed
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
flanking · engagement · zones · overwatch · mutual support · trajectory · barrage · choke points · riflemen · defensive positions · flanking maneuvers · aim · salvo · kill zones · angle · urban environments · natural barriers · no man's land
- military tacticstactics, flanking, maneuver, ambush, battle formations
fields of firecover
Protect by overlaying
concealment · protected zones · shelter · sanctuary · safe areas
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