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Crossfire

A crossfire (also known as interlocking fire) is a military term for the siting of weapons (often automatic weapons such as assault rifles or submachine guns) so that their arcs of fire overlap. This tactic came to prominence in World War I.[citation needed]

Early modern warfare, Trench warfare & "Caught in the crossfire"

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Early modern warfare

CannonStar fortEnfiladeBastionsLeather cannon
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Trench warfare

Trench warfareMachine gunsMachine-gun nestsNo man's land
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"Caught in the crossfire"

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Overview

Automatic weaponsAssault riflesSubmachine gunsArcs of fireWorld War I
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Early modern warfare

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"Caught in the crossfire"

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Crossfire

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples16
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Crossfire

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related to Early modern warfare · 9
Crossfire → As, Breitenfeld, Europe, First Battle, Gustavus Adolphus, Imperial, Perhaps, Swedish, The
related to Trench warfare · 4
Crossfire → Machine, Many, The, World War
related to "Caught in the crossfire" · 2
Crossfire → The, To

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fire siting weapons defensive support position guns arcs assault cannon early modern warfare overlapping artillery battle often tactic came prominence

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
assault rifles or submachine gunsinstance ofoften automatic weapons0.80text
Crossfirerelated to "Caught in the crossfire"To0.60section
Crossfirerelated to "Caught in the crossfire"The0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareThe0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareEurope0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfarePerhaps0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareFirst Battle0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareBreitenfeld0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareSwedish0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareGustavus Adolphus0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareImperial0.60section
Crossfirerelated to Early modern warfareAs0.60section

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