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counterfire
(redirected from Counter-battery fire)

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counterfire [′kau̇nt·ər‚fīr]
(ordnance)
Fire delivered in answer to the fire of an attacker.
Fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons.


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However, unlike fighting a conventional war, no counter-battery fire is immediately ordered.
This weapon is about five inch long and it was usually used for the purpose of counter-battery fire.
For example, once counter-battery fire proved its ability to wipe out enemy mortar teams, the guerillas responded by relying on rocket attacks triggered by egg timers.
 
 
 
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