Searching Fire (Noun)
Meaning
Fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The heavy artillery unit employed a searching fire to weaken the enemy's defenses across a wide area of the battlefield.
- In trench warfare, searching fire was crucial to prevent enemy soldiers from moving freely between trenches.
- Historically, military commanders have used searching fire to disrupt the supply chain of the enemy forces.
- The use of searching fire allowed the naval ship to defend itself against enemy submarines without knowing their exact locations.
- A well-executed searching fire caused significant damage to the enemy's installations despite the lack of precision targeting.