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Sunday, 02 September 2007 |
Usage:
Suppressive fire may be either aimed (at a specific enemy soldier, group of soldiers, or vehicle) or not aimed (for example, at a building or tree line where enemy soldiers are suspected to be hiding.) To be effective, suppressive fire must be relatively continuous and high in volume. Suppression of enemy fire is vital during troop movement especially in tactical situations such as an attack on an enemy position.
Example of suppressive fire:
The defenders hold a position, such as a building or trench line, perhaps reinforced with sandbags, landmines, barbed wire or other obstacles. The defenders have a clear field of fire, so the attacking force has very few places to take cover. The attacking force has a group of soldiers "lay down" suppressive fire on the defenders, in order to induce the defenders to take cover and minimize their return fire. Under the cover of suppressive fire, a second group of attacking troops advances toward the defenders' position, then stops to lay down suppressive fire in their turn while the first group advances. The process repeats as needed, with each attacking group alternating roles (advancing or laying down suppressive fire) until they can attack the defenders at close quarters.
This is a special by Frank “Viper” Brien
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