massed fire

Thân thiện

The artillery battery unleashed a coordinated massed fire against the distant hilltop fortification.

Definition

Noun: 1. Concentrated firepower: Refers to the simultaneous or coordinated firing of multiple weapons, such as artillery pieces, machine guns, or naval guns, at a single target or a specific area to achieve maximum destructive effect.

Usage

Massed fire is a military term used to describe a tactical concentration of firepower. It is typically employed to overwhelm enemy defenses, destroy fortified positions, or neutralize key targets. The term emphasizes the collective and coordinated nature of the attack from multiple weapon systems.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The battalion commander ordered massed fire on the enemy bunker to breach its defenses.
  • During the naval engagement, the destroyers delivered massed fire against the coastal battery.

Advanced Usage

• Tactical Application: The concept extends beyond literal gunfire to describe any concentrated, coordinated effort to achieve an objective, often in strategic or competitive contexts.
  • The marketing team launched a massed fire of advertisements across all social media platforms.

Variants and Related Words

• Concentrated fire (n): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably.
• Barrage (n): A heavy and continuous bombardment, which can be a form of massed fire.
• Salvo (n): A simultaneous discharge of artillery or other weapons, constituting a single, concentrated act of massed fire.

Synonyms

• Concentrated fire
• Volley (when referring to a simultaneous discharge)
• Fusillade

Related Phrases

• To bring massed fire to bear: A phrase meaning to direct concentrated firepower onto a target.
  • The artillery unit was able to bring massed fire to bear on the advancing column.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• concentrated fire