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Definition of Suppressive fire
1. Noun. Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suppressive Fire
Literary usage of Suppressive fire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hispanics in America's Defense by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"Pfc. Lozada continue to deliver a heavy, accurate volume of suppressive fire
against the enemy until he was mortally wounded and had to be carried during ..."
2. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"On signals from the company and platoon commanders, the two SP 152mm howitzers,
two tanks and four BMPs opened direct suppressive fire on the enemy. ..."
3. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"This tactic called for the AC-119 orbiting the besieged camp to maintain suppressive
fire until the Caribou reached the final approach to the parachute drop ..."
4. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... suppressive fire—(DOD) Fires on or about a weapons system to degrade ite
performance below the level needed to fulfill ite mission objectives, ..."
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