volley fire
Coordinated squad discharge
Volley fire is a military tactic where a group of soldiers discharge their weapons simultaneously on command.
The coordinated barrage maximizes impact and allows some troops to reload while others fire.
The technique was essential in the era of muskets, when individual accuracy was poor but massed fire could devastate enemy formations: The regiment delivered volley fire at fifty yards.
- fusilladeRapid series of shots
- musketMuzzle-loaded infantry firearm
- salvoSimultaneous weapons discharge
- aimPurpose or direction
- muzzleloaderGun loaded through barrel
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