(DoD, NATO) Fire designed to disturb the rest of the enemy troops, to curtail movement, and, by threat of losses, to lower morale.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). harassing fire. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/harassing_fire/definitions/1961973 |
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