distributed fire

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distributed fire

Fire so dispersed as to engage most effectively an area target. See also fire.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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distributed fire - fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target

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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