home/glossary/Reconnaissance by Fire

Reconnaissance by Fire

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Reconnaissance by Fires
possessive
Reconnaissance by Fire's
pluralpossessive
Reconnaissance by Fires'