live fire exercise
Real ammunition training
A live fire exercise is a military or law enforcement training session using actual ammunition rather than blanks or simulations.
The term distinguishes realistic combat practice from drills with dummy rounds: Three soldiers were injured during a live fire exercise at the base.
The phrase sometimes appears metaphorically for any high-stakes real-world test of preparedness.
- drillHole-boring device
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- blank roundsPropellant-only ammunition
- rangeExtent of variation
- militaryArmed forces collectively
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- naval drillsbattle drills, emergency drills, damage control, combat drills, battle stations
live fire exercisesimulation
Imitation of real processes
computer simulation · war game · classroom instruction · virtual reality training · chalk talk
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