Base of fire
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In military terminology, a base of fire is a supporting force that provides overwatch and covering fire to other advancing units while they are executing fire and movement tactics. A base of fire can be a platoon during company fire and movement, by individual armoured fighting vehicles (esp. tanks) or infantry sections, in platoon fire and movement, or even by fireteams or individual soldiers, in the final stages of an assault.[1]
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[edit]- ↑ "MCRP 3-10A.3 | Marine Infantry Platoon" (PDF). United States Marine Corps. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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