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indirect fire

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Fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as a point of aim for the weapons or the director.
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Noun1.indirect fire - fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
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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After four days of maintenance, emplacement and crew drills, the ANA crew was ready to fire its first indirect fire mission.
First to fire--4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, Afghanistan ... by Ressler, Jerry L. / FA Journal
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For the reduction of the casualties caused by the Infantry and Artillery fire, the enemy widely used defilades and artificial covers and, as consequence, first the issue arose concerning the Artillery fire against the out-of-sight target for the gun-layer, then it was followed by the indirect fire issue, Captain K.
The Academy role in the development of Gunnery and fire control by Ocheretko, O.A. / Military Thought
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