strafing runs
Low aerial assaults
Strafing runs are low-altitude attack passes by aircraft firing guns or cannons at ground targets.
The plane swoops down, delivers a burst of fire along a line, then pulls away: Enemy fighters made strafing runs on the convoy.
The term extends to video games where players repeatedly sweep through an area attacking targets: He kept making strafing runs through the enemy base.
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- nose diveSharp downward drop
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- gunfireDischarge of weapons
- bulletsFirearm projectiles
hot lead · attack · fighter · pilot · cockpit · tracers · machine gun · cannon fire · sortie · airfield · convoy · ground attack · Mustang · Spitfire · swooping · enemy · danger close · target
- airstrikesairstrike, air strike, air raid, bombing run, bombing raid
- WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots
- Naval Aviationnaval aviation, naval aviator, flight deck, fighter squadrons, air wing
- USAAF fightersP-51 Mustang, fighter squadrons, fighter pilots, fighter aces, Flying Tigers
strafing runscarpet bombing
Widespread aerial bombardment
strategic bombing · saturation bombing · precision bombing · dive bombing · artillery bombardment
strafing runsdogfighting
Close aircraft battle
air-to-air combat · aerial dogfights · intercepting · aerial combat · fighter escort
strafing runsevasive maneuvers
combat air patrol · retreat · escort missions · disengagement · air defense