high-angle fire
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Definition
Noun: * Artillery fire at a steep elevation: A method of firing a cannon or artillery piece where the barrel is elevated to a steep angle, significantly greater than the angle required to achieve the maximum horizontal range. This results in a high, arcing trajectory for the projectile.
Usage
- High-angle fire is used to attack targets that are not in a direct line of sight, such as those behind hills, fortifications, or within trenches.
- Modern howitzers are designed to provide effective high-angle fire.
- The battery was ordered to commence high-angle fire over the ridge.
Advanced Usage
- High-angle fire is contrasted with or , where the weapon is aimed directly at a visible target.
- This term is primarily used in military contexts, specifically in artillery and naval gunnery.
Variants and Related Words
- High-angle (adjective): Describing something related to or involving a steep angle of elevation (e.g., a shot).
- Indirect fire (noun): A broader term for firing at a target that is not visible to the shooter, which often, but not always, involves high-angle fire.
- Howitzer (noun): A type of artillery piece characterized by its ability to fire shells at high angles.
- Mortar (noun): A weapon that fires projectiles at very high angles, exclusively using high-angle fire.
Synonyms
- Plunging fire: Fire that descends upon a target from a steep angle.
- Curved fire: Fire that follows a pronounced arc (less common technical synonym).
Antonyms
- Direct fire: Fire aimed directly at a target within the line of sight.
- Flat-trajectory fire: Fire where the projectile's path is nearly straight and flat.
Noun
- fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range