1) Artillery operation
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File:Hill_70_-_Map_of_harassing_fire.jpg|thumb|Map used for planning harassing fire in the Lens sector, May 1917Predicted fire (originally called map shooting) is a tactical technique for the use of artillery, enabling it to fire for effect without alerting the enemy with ranging shots or a lengthy preliminary bombardment. The guns are laid using ...
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(from the article `artillery`) During World War I it became tactically desirable to bombard an enemy position without alerting him by ranging shots. This brought about the ...
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