Re: DS: SAW versus APSW versus RFAC

Ahh in US parlance, Final Protective Fire.

Los

John Leary wrote:

> Glover, Owen wrote:
> >
> > Hi Los,
> >
> >	    >What exactly do you mean by fixed lines? I'm not tracking
here.
> >
> > Sorry, fallen into the trap of one's own countries military
terminology
> >
> > "Fixed Line" is the employment of a weapon 'fixed' to fire on a
single
> > azimuth and elevation, normally used in defense and to cover a
specific
> > target such as a section of, or gap in, a  barbed wire
> > obstacle/minefield.
>
> Hi guys,
>      This is also called 'final defensive line'.  If defending an
> area with overlapping lines/fields of fire of the units MGs.
> This is the closest line of fire to the defenders line that the MG
> can/will adopt during an assault by enemy forces.   This line is
> frequently just behind the wire/mine areas.
>
> Bye for now,
> John L.