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close supporting fire

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Fire placed on enemy troops, weapons, or positions which, because of their proximity, present the most immediate and serious threat to the supported unit. See also supporting fire.
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Noun1.close supporting fire - fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
supporting fire - fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat


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The Marines called for close supporting fire, and we responded with superb effects, destroying the insurgents and allowing the platoon to maneuver effectively.
Field Artillerymen as force multipliers by Valcourt, David P. / FA Journal
Guns of Glory battalions provided close supporting fires in the Battles of Karbala, An Najaf, Kifl and Al Hilla and in the liberation of south Baghdad, often reinforcing each other in the fight.
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Artillery by FA Journal
At the end of the day, our future gunners will have a cannon that will be fully capable of providing close supporting fires from a chassis that, from the turret down, nearly mirrors the other FCS-manned ground variants.
Issues and answers: NLOS-C caliber decision, today's modularity, ... by Valcourt, David P. / FA Journal
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