military terminology Military terminology refers to the terminology, terms and language of military organizations, military personnel, personnel, and military doctrine. Much like other forms of corporate jargon, military terminology is distinguishable from colloquia ...

, a base of fire is a supporting force that provides

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and

covering fire In military science, suppressive fire is "fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission". When used to protect exposed friendly troops advancing on the battlefield, it is commonly called cover ...

to other advancing units while they are executing

fire and movement Fire and movement, or fire and maneuver, is the basic modern military low-level unit Military tactics, tactic used to maneuver on the battlefield in the presence of the enemy, especially when under fire. It involves heavy use of all available c ...

tactics. A base of fire can be a

platoon A platoon is a Military organization, military unit typically composed of two to four squads, Section (military unit), sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the Military branch, branch, but a platoon can ...

during company fire and movement, by individual

armoured fighting vehicle An armoured fighting vehicle (British English) or armored fighting vehicle (American English) (AFV) is an armed combat vehicle protected by vehicle armour, armour, generally combining operational mobility with Offensive (military), offensive a ...

s (esp.

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s) or infantry

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, in platoon fire and movement, or even by

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s or individual soldiers, in the final stages of an assault.

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