supporting fire

Definitions of supporting fire

1. noun

   fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
   types:

   close supporting fire

   fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it

   deep supporting fire

   fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the 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)

   type of:

   fire, firing

   the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy