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interdiction fire

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Fire placed on an area or point to prevent the enemy from using the area or point. See also fire.
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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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It conducted combined field artillery harassment and interdiction fires using a platoon of the 4th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps D30 120-mm howitzers firing with a platoon of 4th BCT's M119 105-mm howitzers.
The Coalition maneuver unit assigned a priority target on a historical rocket point of origin (POO) site and tasked the ANA Artillery to conduct harassment and interdiction fires.
The Advanced Land Attack Missile (ALAM), which will provide deep-strike and interdiction fire support against a broader set of armored, mobile and hardened targets than is now possible, with greatly enhanced lethality, according to Navy officials.
 
 
 
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