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Sefchick

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  1. Plunging Fire is indirect fire over a hill say. It causes whats called a "Beaten Area" by the bullets. Its a way to interdict an area to the enemy in the same way as artillery. It was used alot during WW1 and it is in the Machine Gun Manuals of the US Army (Atleast it was when I got out in 93.).

    I really haven't heard about its use in WW2.

    I have heard about fire lanes and FPLs(Final Protective Line). Fire Lanes are used to keep an enemy from crossing say a road by shooting a machine gun down the road. Some call this Grazing Fire. FPLs are when the Machine Gun fires across the Squad,Platoon,Co. front when its about to be overrun. Any enemy whould be hit by Machine Gun fire if they cross that line.

    Hope this helps...

    Joe

  2. I just thought of this also. How about roadblocks and Daisychains? I'm currently reading a book on the battle of the bulge where the Americans are setting up roadblock everywhere to slow the Germans. Some of the roadblocks were maned by engineers who made up Daisychains of antitank mines to pull out onto the road to stop approaching tanks.

    Thanks again

    Joe

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