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What (who) is indirect fire - definition
Indirect fire
WEAPONS FIRING WITHOUT LINE OF SIGHT ON TARGET
Indirect-fire; Indirect fire support; Call for fire; Fall of shot
Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating azimuth and inclination, and may include correcting aim by observing the fall of shot and calculating new angles.
Indirect branch
An indirect branch (also known as a computed jump, indirect jump and register-indirect jump) is a type of program control instruction present in some machine language instruction sets. Rather than specifying the address of the next instruction to execute, as in a direct branch, the argument specifies where the address is located.
Indirect pathway
NEURONAL CIRCUIT THROUGH THE BASAL GANGLIA AND SEVERAL ASSOCIATED NUCLEI WITHIN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM WHICH HELPS TO PREVENT UNWANTED MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS FROM COMPETING WITH VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS
Indirect pathway of movement
The indirect pathway, sometimes known as the indirect pathway of movement, is a neuronal circuit through the basal ganglia and several associated nuclei within the central nervous system (CNS) which helps to prevent unwanted muscle contractions from competing with voluntary movements. It operates in conjunction with the direct pathway.
Examples of use of indirect fire
1. Indirect fire usually refers to mortars or rockets.
2. "Scores of children have been killed in indiscriminate bombings and by indirect fire," the report said.
3. The frequency of indirect fire –– mortars and rockets fired at Camp Paliwoda –– had diminished significantly.
4. "Indirect fire" generally refers to artillery or mortar rounds shot from some distance away.
5. "When it was approaching the landing zone it took indirect fire and small arms fire.