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barrage fire

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Fire which is designed to fill a volume of space or area rather than aimed specifically at a given target. See also fire.
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Noun1.barrage firebarrage fire - the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
shelling, bombardment, barrage, battery
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 following engagement methods are especially effective: area/point, structural, barrage fire, denial fire, sweeping fire, the fire corridor, and hemming-in fire.
Characteristics of combat actions (operations) in future wars by Vorobyov, I.N. / Military Thought
Should the convoy come under attack, the guard force (security element) artillery, on request from commanders of the subunits that have come under attack, opens massed fire on the enemy force or barrage fire along the line of the march route if the enemy force is dispersed on the ground.
Combat employment of missile troops and artillery in internal armed ... by Nefedyev, S.A. / Military Thought
This method consists in intercepting routes for maneuver, pinning down attacking forces with barrage fire, fire screens, and remotely controlled minefields and explosive obstacles.
The art of defense by Military Thought
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