Spraying the countryside indiscriminately is the best method of wasting ammo and hitting nothing. A bullet is a very small projectile that occupies a very small amount of space. Simple in theory, not in practice.įirst the enemy must be able to find and know where you are. In order to hit you the enemy must be able to meet three simple requirements. Once they know they are not a target even then they may still be reluctant to move out of cover unless ordered to do so.Ĭovering fire is the secret to winning a firefight because it can deny the enemy any or all of three firing requirements. For instance, when the lead man in a patrol comes under fire, the entire patrol may take cover until they figure out they are not the ones being shot at. Nobody wants to get hit and bullets coming your way tends to encourage most people to take cover first and see how accurate the enemy is later. This is where coolness under fire comes into play. If the enemy is cowering then he isn’t shooting. More bullets thrown at the enemy doesn’t mean he is going to cower. The hero says “Cover me,” everyone counts to three and the hero goes for it while everyone else throws lead at the bad guys. The phrase “Cover me!” is often used improperly in the movies. If the enemy can’t shoot accurately it dramatically decreases the chance he will hit you when he shoots at you. Covering fire is used to decrease the accuracy of the enemy. When you want to kill the enemy without getting killed yourself avoid getting shot by the enemy covering fire is the key to survival.
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