Definitions for counterfire
coun·ter·fire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterfirenoun

   fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons

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1. counterfire

   Counter-battery fire (sometimes called counter-fire) is a battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements (multiple rocket launchers, artillery and mortars), including their target acquisition, as well as their command and control components. Counter-battery arrangements and responsibilities vary between nations but involve target acquisition, planning and control, and counter-fire. Counter-battery fire rose to prominence in World War I. Counter-battery radar detects incoming indirect fire and calculates its point of origin. That location data can be sent by a communications link to friendly forces, who can then fire on the enemy positions, hopefully before they can reposition (the "scoot" part of shoot-and-scoot tactics). Counter-RAM systems track incoming rocket, artillery, and mortar fire and attempt to intercept and destroy the projectiles or provide early warning to the target area.

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1. counterfire

   Counterfire is a military tactic that involves responding to or preempting enemy artillery or other ranged attacks by targeting and attempting to destroy the enemy's own artillery and missile launchers. This is done to reduce the threat and potentially disable the enemy's firepower.

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1. counterfire

   Fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons. Includes counterbattery and countermortar fire.

Matched Categories

1. • Fire

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How to pronounce counterfire?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterfire in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterfire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=counterfire
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterfire
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=counterfire