Classes Of Fire: Respect To Target

Question 1

Frontal Fire

Answer 1

When the long axis of the the beaten zone is at a right angle to the front of a target

Question 2

Flanking Fire

Answer 2

When fires are delivered directly to the flank of the target

Question 3

Oblique Fire

Answer 3

The long axis of the beaten zone is at an angle other than a right angle from the front of the target

Question 4

Enfilade Fire

Answer 4

The long axis of the beaten zone coincides, or nearly coincides, with the long axis of the target

Question 5

Defilade Fire

Answer 5

When crew and weapon are behind terrain that masks it from the enemy and the fire from the defilade position has to be controlled by an observer