strafes
Rakes with bullets
Strafes is the verb strafe in third-person singular or as a noun plural.
To strafe is to attack ground targets with gunfire from a low-flying aircraft: The pilot strafed the convoy.
In video games, strafing means moving sideways while facing forward—a fundamental technique for dodging fire while maintaining aim: She strafes left to avoid the rocket.
Discharge of weapons
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- machinegunContinuous-fire firearm
- cannonLarge mounted gun
- diveHeadfirst water entry
swoop · pass · run · suppression · bombardment · salvo · fire · spray
gunfire
Discharge of weapons
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- machinegunContinuous-fire firearm
- cannonLarge mounted gun
dive · swoop · pass · run · suppression · bombardment · salvo · fire · spray · raking
spray
Dispersed liquid droplets
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- crosshairIntersecting lines for aiming
kiting · peek · burst · recoil · hitbox · DPS · aim · flick · WASD · bunny-hop
sidestep
Evade by moving aside
- crabwalkSideways four-limbed movement
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- swerveAbrupt directional change
lateral · shuffle · slide · drift · dodge · juke · maneuver · flanking · circling · repositioning
strafescarpet bombs
Bombs wide areas indiscriminately
shells · dive bombs · strategic bombing · torpedo attacks · bombards
strafeswithdraws
Pulls out or removes
retreats · holds fire · disengages · stands down · spares
- strafing runLow-altitude aerial assault