Re: RFACS

Why along the same line? The Guidebook for Marines (No, I never was one,
but 
it's a good read) defines enfilade fire as "Fire delivered on a target
so 
that the beaten zone of the fire coincides with the long axis of the
target 
(fire in the direction of the length of a line or column)."  Sounds like

your definition, until you further read that the beaten zone is defined
as 
"The space on the ground or target on which the shots forming the cone
of 
dispersion strike." This is why in DS II an artillery beaten zone can be

either along or perpendicular to the flight of the salvo.  In the same
way, 
if a turreted vehicle were some distance off from a column of infantry,
and 
perpendicular to the line of advance/axis of the column, and walked it's

fire from one end of the column to the other, the entire column would be

within it's beaten zone, and would be taking enfilade fire.

Brian Bilderback

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Andrew Martin" <Al.Bri@xtra.co.nz>
Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: Re: RFACS
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:49:26 +1300

Andrew wrote:
 > The strafing rule could also apply to shooting along a column. Each
element in column draws chits according to weapon class.

Note that the shooting vehicle, VTOL or aerospace element/s have to be
in
line with the column. For example, along the same road, if a German tank
ace.

Andrew Martin
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http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/
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