Meaning | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat. |
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Narrower | close supporting fire | fire on enemy / enemy troops / troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it |
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deep supporting fire | fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy / enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy / enemy command and supply and communications |
direct supporting fire | fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole) |
Broader | fire, firing | The act of firing / firing / firing weapons or artillery at an enemy / enemy |
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