sustained fire
Uninterrupted weapon discharge
Sustained fire is continuous or prolonged shooting from a weapon or group of weapons, as opposed to single shots or brief bursts.
The term appears in military contexts describing automatic weapons capable of extended fire: The machine gun provided sustained fire while the squad advanced.
Sustained fire suppresses enemy movement and maintains pressure on a position.
- automatic rifleSelf-reloading rapid-fire gun
- machine gunContinuous-fire arm
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- howitzerShort-barreled artillery piece
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
counterfire · enfilade · thermal energy · combustion · mortar · muzzle velocity · ammunition belt · ammo dump · tracer rounds · intensity · belt-fed · power output · kinetic energy · momentum · endurance · propulsion · perseverance · stamina
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, accuracy, aim, target practice, shooting technique
- machine gunsmachine gun, light machine gun, heavy machine gun, LMG, Vickers
sustained firesingle shot
Sole attempt permitted
one shot · snap shot · potshot · double tap
sustained firesingle shot
Sole attempt permitted
ceasefire · cease fire · one shot · hold fire · silence
sustain, sustained, sustaining, sustains, sustainable, sustainability, unsustainable, sustenance, fire