Fire attack
Fire attack is a military , tactical term that describes the simultaneous opening of multiple weapons on a target or a target group on command. In contrast, firing multiple weapons at the same time at a target or group of people after the fire has opened earlier is called fire pooling .
Fire attacks usually follow a pre-ordered fire reserve and are intended to bring the greatest possible firepower to effect suddenly and surprisingly for the enemy. To ensure that the fire is opened at the same time, a preliminary order is given before the actual fire command and the targets are distributed among the shooters or weapons ("Prepare for the fire attack, target distribution ... from left to right ..., fire by me", rarely if gladly in Films shown "at whistle" or "fire" on command, since these commands do not penetrate the distance between the weapons). The aim of opening fire is to make it more difficult for the enemy to investigate their own strength by firing all shooters at the same time as possible and to fight as many targets as possible at the same time before they take cover. After the fire attack, there is no further order to switch to independent fire fighting - or, depending on the situation, also to guided fire fighting.
In hunting combat , the fire attack is used to partially destroy enemy forces such as a transport column and to damage defense material with weaker own forces that are insufficient for an ambush , or with parts of the fighter campaign.
