Grazing fire
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Grazing fire
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Grazing fire is a term used in military science and defined by NATO and the United States Department of Defense as "Fire approximately parallel to the ground where the center of the cone of fire does not rise above one meter from the ground." Grazing fire is often performed by machine guns. It is tactically advantageous when attempting to cut off an infantry ground assault or counter-attack. In grazing fire, the cone of fire does not exceed 1.8 metres—the average height of a soldier—above the gr
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2023-02-04T12:26:49Z
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