firepower
Weapons capability combined
Firepower is the destructive capacity of weapons or military units—the amount of ammunition a force can deliver on target.
A battalion with more firepower has greater offensive capability.
The term extends to any concentrated force or resources: The company brought serious firepower to the negotiation with its team of lawyers.
In sports, firepower means scoring ability: Their offense lacks firepower.
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- armamentCollective military weapons
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
salvo · volley · howitzer · missile · warhead · torpedo · mortar · rocket
Weapon projectiles and charges
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
- cannonsLarge mounted artillery pieces
- machine-gunsRapid-fire automatic weapons
carbines · revolvers · pistols · shotguns · grenades · launchers · bazookas · RPGs
Power to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- strengthPower to exert force
muscle · might · dominance · persuasion · authority · backing · ammunition · arsenal
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- armorProtective combat covering
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
stronghold · garrison · turret · emplacement · deterrence · counterstrike · suppression · retaliation
Success in producing results
- lethalityAbility to cause death
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- rangeExtent of variation
penetration · impact · potency · reliability · readiness · superiority · dominance · supremacy
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- ordnanceMilitary weapons collectively
- armamentCollective military weapons
barrage · salvo · volley · howitzer · missile · warhead · torpedo · mortar · rocket · tank
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
- cannonsLarge mounted artillery pieces
machine-guns · carbines · revolvers · pistols · shotguns · grenades · launchers · bazookas · RPGs · sidearms
influence
Power to affect others
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
strength · muscle · might · dominance · persuasion · authority · backing · ammunition · arsenal · heavy-hitters
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- armorProtective combat covering
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
entrenchment · stronghold · garrison · turret · emplacement · deterrence · counterstrike · suppression · retaliation · anti-aircraft
effectiveness
Success in producing results
range · penetration · impact · potency · reliability · readiness · superiority · dominance · supremacy · advantage
- powerauthority, potency, energy, hydropower, horsepower
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- force multipliersair support, combined arms, technology, communications, drones
- gunnerygunnery, aiming, cannon, gunner, ballistics
- artillerycannons, cannon, howitzers, howitzer, mortars
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
firepowerweakness
Deficiency in force
powerlessness · defenselessness · disarmament · impotence · harmlessness
firepowerdisarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
defenselessness · vulnerability · unpreparedness · shortage · scarcity
firepowerweakness
Deficiency in force
impotence · powerlessness · ineffectiveness · inadequacy · incompetence
fire, power, powerful, fiery, fired, firing, empower, fireplace, firearm