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Noun Concept
Categories: Military terminology, Weapon operation, Articles with short description, Military tactics
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suppressive fire  Cover-fire  cover fire  pinned down  suppressing fire
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Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives WordNet 3.0
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Fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In military science, suppressive fire is "fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission". Wikipedia
Weapons fire that degrades the performance of a target below the level needed to fulfill its mission Wikipedia Disambiguation
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Cover-fire, cover fire, pinned down, suppressing fire, suppression fire, Suppressive covering fire, Surpressive fire

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