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Definition of Counterbattery fire
1. Noun. Fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterbattery Fire
Literary usage of Counterbattery fire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1994)
"The Viet Minh eventually eliminated all of the French artillery by counterbattery
fire.81 Reading after-action reports 30 years after the siege, ..."
2. Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"Rapid counterbattery fire from American battleships took out the big guns in
short order, although one of them maintained an intermittent, if inaccurate, ..."
3. ... The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F., by Frederick Louis Huidekoper by Frederic Louis Huidekoper (1921)
"... moved into position on the night of October 25 and from that time to the first
of November engaged in harassing, interdiction, and counterbattery fire. ..."
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