Suppressive Fire

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Suppressive Fire (also known as covering fire) is a term used in military science for firing weapons at or in the direction of enemy forces with the primary goal of reducing their ability to defend themselves or return fire, by forcing them to remain under cover.

Suppressive fire differs from lethal fire (i.e. shoot-to-kill) in that its primary objective is to get the enemy to "keep their heads down" with the intent of preventing the opposing force from moving, returning fire, or to observe their surroundings. While soldiers may be injured or killed by suppressive fire, this is not its main purpose.

See Statistics for unit suppression values.