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  2. Military parlance - Wikipedia

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    R - Reaction to effective enemy fire (RTR (Return fire, Take cover, Return appropriate fire)) L - Locate the enemy; S - Suppress the enemy; A - Assault the enemy position; R - Reorganise; Alternatively, the British Army uses the mnemonic P.R.E.W.A.R. to remember the 6 section battle drills. These are: P-Preparation/Prep for battle; R-Reaction ...

  3. Reconnaissance by fire - Wikipedia

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    Reconnaissance by fire (recon by fire), also known as speculative fire, is a warfare tactic used in which military forces may fire on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction, which confirms the presence and the position of enemy forces.

  4. Suppressive fire - Wikipedia

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    In military science, suppressive fire is "fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission" [clarification needed]. When used to protect exposed friendly troops advancing on the battlefield, it is commonly called covering fire. Suppression is usually only effective for the duration of the fire. [1]

  5. List of military tactics - Wikipedia

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    Penetration of the center: This involves exploiting a gap in the enemy line to drive directly to the enemy's command or base.Two ways of accomplishing this are separating enemy forces then using a reserve to exploit the gap (e.g., Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)) or having fast, elite forces smash at a weak spot (or an area where your elites are at their best in striking power) and using reserves ...

  6. Fire and movement - Wikipedia

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    Fire and movement, or fire and maneuver, is the basic modern military low-level unit tactic used to maneuver on the battlefield in the presence of the enemy, especially when under fire. It involves heavy use of all available cover, and highly-coordinated exchanges of rapid movement by some elements of the squad or platoon while other elements ...

  7. Infantry tactics - Wikipedia

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    The Fire Fight was the fire unit section. The section commander usually only commanded the light machine gunner (LMG) to open fire upon the enemy. If much cover existed and good fire effect was possible, riflemen took part early. Most riflemen had to be on the front later to prepare for the assault.

  8. Israel and Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations

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    Israel said it also opened fire on Thursday towards what it called "suspects" with vehicles arriving at several areas in the southern zone, saying it was a breach of the truce with Iran-backed ...

  9. Enfilade and defilade - Wikipedia

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    A unit sited in defilade threatens an enemy that decides to pass it and move forward, because the enemy would be put in an enfiladed position when moving in a rank. [1] The friendly unit would be in a position that is shielded by terrain from direct enemy fire, while still being able to fire on the enemy in an effective manner.