interdiction fire

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interdiction fire

Fire placed on an area or point to prevent the enemy from using the area or point. See also fire.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun1.interdiction fire - fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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The real atrocities began with the routine and relentless use of free-fire zones: 105-and 155-millimeter howitzer random harassment and interdiction fire; helicopter gunships; Puff, the Magic Dragon; fighter and attack jets and their napalm; the B-52 carpet bombing, etc., etc.,...
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Second, the headquarters of the 214th and the 41st Field Artillery brigades, along with a total of three corps MLRS (multiple-launch rocket system) battalions did deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and were instrumental in deep interdiction fires against command and control targets and counterbattery fire and SEAD (suppression of enemy air defenses) fires using rocket and missile fires.
On "An Alternative Future Force"
Step 8: The area is targeted for future observation, counterfire harassment & interdiction fires and CAS target.
Counter-mortar operations in the Sunni Triangle
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