Sentence examples for concentrate fire from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "concentrate fire" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in a military context to instruct forces to focus their firepower on a specific target.
Example: "The commander ordered the troops to concentrate fire on the enemy bunker to neutralize the threat."
Alternatives: "focus fire" or "direct fire."

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Someone of his relentlessly confrontational nature needs a hate figure on whom to concentrate fire.

The American troops then began to concentrate fire on the two vehicles that had stopped in front of the hospital, Mr. Adnan said.

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The papers' major aim throughout their pro-EEC campaign was political, seeking to exploit the divisions in Wilson's government by concentrating fire on leftwingers who were urging a no vote.

Forcing Levant to draw off for repairs, he concentrated fire on Cyane, which soon struck her colors.

The British continued in pursuit, but lost track of most of the smaller ships in the smoke and concentrated fire on the light cruisers as opportunity permitted.

The British continued in pursuit, but lost track of most of the smaller ships in the smoke and concentrated fire on the light cruisers.

Before the beginning of World War I the Black Sea Fleet experimented with concentrating fire from several ships under the control of a "master ship".

The Black Sea Fleet had experimented on concentrating fire from several ships under the control of a "master ship" before the war and Evstafi held her fire until Ioann Zlatoust, the master ship, could see Goeben.

Finding targets difficult to spot, and in fear of hitting their own troops, the big guns of the battleships and cruisers concentrated fire on the flanks of the beaches.

Two Zeiss 5 m rangefinders were fitted on the conning towers and there was also a 4.5 feet Barr & Stroud instrument, possibly for precise stationkeeping on the master ship when concentrating fire.

You will want to bring some buddies along and train together, practice suppressive fire, leapfrogging, concentrating fire and communicating.

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