John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 136

• March 31, 2017 22:41:08 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Natures of Artillery Fire
  

  With reference to horozontal  [sic]  Plane

  
  

   Diagram showing different directions of fire, labelled with: 

  REVERSE.FIRE

  FRONTAL.FIRE

  OBLIQUE.FIRE

  ENFILADE.FIRE

  
  

  Frontal Fire.
  

       The line of fire perpendicular to the front of the target

       fired at

  Reverse Fire
  

       When the rear instead of the front of the target is

       fired at

  Oblique Fire
  

       The line of fire inclined to the front of the target

       at

  Enfilade Fire
  

       The line of fire parallel to the front of the target

       at.

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