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counterbattery fire

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Fire delivered for the purpose of destroying or neutralizing indirect fire weapon systems.
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Noun1.counterbattery fire - fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems
counterfire - fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons


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Firing fewer rounds also will decrease the crews' susceptibility to counterbattery fires, increasing their survivability.
Precision guidance kits (PGKs): improving the accuracy of ... by Moorhead, John S. / FA Journal
It is logical that in the end of the 1940s-in the beginning of the 1950s, the activity of the Gunnery Chair was directed toward the development of the methods, which would be uniform for the entire Artillery, concerning concentrated fire, massed counterbattery fire, and the Artillery command and control in the event of fire preparation and of the conduct of fire, given the uniform commands, the accuracy-of-fire standards and the fire reaction time.
The Academy role in the development of Gunnery and fire control by Ocheretko, O.A. / Military Thought
The use of rocket-assisted projectiles significantly extends the range, lethality, and counterbattery fires of the direct support artillery battalions.
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