Examples of 'defensive fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "defensive fire"

Defensive fire refers to the act of firing weapons or artillery in order to protect oneself or one's position from an enemy attack. It is a military strategy used to deter or repel enemy forces and ensure the safety and defense of a specific area or group of individuals.

How to use "defensive fire" in a sentence

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defensive fire
Their defensive fire is too strong.
Prepare for evasive maneuvers and defensive fire.
Rail guns to defensive fire mode.
Defensive fire from the turrets downed four aircraft.
Stand by for defensive fire.
Defensive fire only.
But then he took defensive fire from the right.
And cover them as best we can with defensive fire.
The pattern of the defensive fire which protected the localities was normal.
He shot down two bombers before his aircraft was hit by the defensive fire.
Hamilton was then killed by defensive fire from ground forces.
An angular projection from a curtain wall which gives an improved range of defensive fire.
Calvert also established a defensive fire plan to coordinate machine gun and mortar fire.
The demonstration succeeded in attracting German defensive fire.
But there was real defensive fire for the Lions.

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This extended the effective range of Spanish defensive fire.
Defensive fire - delivered by supporting units to assist and protect a unit engaged in a defensive action.
All the work was done under murderous defensive fire from Gaeta.
Rear guns to defensive fire mode! Stand by to launch fighters.
But the attack soon came to a halt due to Soviet defensive fire.
Defensive fire from the Devastators shot down one of Akagi 's Zeros.
The only way to rescue yourself from this German defensive fire.
Rear guns to defensive fire mode!
Drop the pods And cover them as best we can with defensive fire.
Launch defensive fire, defensive fire.
Give me a targeting solution on the Roanoke and stand by to redirect all defensive fire.
They hit Somali once before German defensive fire forced them to retreat.
So they WILL have to resolve those hits prior to taking their defensive fire.
Yes, it can be used as defensive fire as well.
The PAVN infantry then assaulted through the gaps despite heavy defensive fire.
Fall back. Defensive fire only.
He followed this with a request for the close-in defensive fire tasks.
His guns jammed from heavy firing, the bomber could no long put out defensive fire.
EC at the maximum. Defensive fire.
The German pilots were unaware of the Defiant 's rear-firing armament and encountered concentrated defensive fire.
Everyone get into position . Stand by for defensive fire.
Following this, 60 grenadiers advanced forward but were stopped by concentrated American defensive fire.
Everyone to their stations . Prepare for evasive maneuvers and defensive fire.
The 6th Company was unable to aid it because of the "annihilating defensive fire.
Sir, the Wraith fighters are regrouping . Everyone get into position . Stand by for defensive fire.

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