Sentence examples for direct fires from inspiring English sources

It's a medal given to soldiers "who personally fought in active ground combat... engaged in active ground combat, to close with and destroy the enemy with direct fires".

However, during the first phase of the operation the Australians would be tasked with capturing a Chinese outpost on Hill 199 to allow tanks and medium machine-guns to provide direct fires onto the northern and eastern slopes of Hill 355 in support of an attack by the Borderers from the south-east.

"My companies have been taking direct fire every day".

They heard sniper fire and occasional artillery bombardments, but never came under direct fire.

Nolay Base takes direct fire almost every day from the Taliban.

They can always tell when troops who call in airstrikes are under direct fire.

When there is direct fire from there [across the border], one cannot hide under the rocks.

"Direct fire" is listed as causing 4,766 civilian deaths – presumably direct coalition fire – and "indirect fire" a further 2,087, alongside a lot of enemy and insurrectionist deaths, incidentally.

And when rebels get close, they can face direct fire from the armor and machine guns within.

It appeared that Mr. Niyazov's armored Mercedes, which he was driving himself, had not come under direct fire.

Direct fire means there is very little time for any warning, even if the launch is spotted.