Weapon operation

thumb|Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)|Vasily Zaytsev, left, and other Soviet snipers equipped with Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 during the [[Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942]] thumb|A modern sniper weapon system which consists of a [[sniper rifle (here Barak HTR 2000 chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum), telescopic sight (Leupold Mark IV x10), and additional optics]]

fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission

thumb|Depiction of crossfire

Detonation of an explosive above a target for increased pressure wave damage

camera linked with an aircraft's gun or other weapon which records the results of weapon fire

form of indirect fire, gunfire fired at a trajectory such as to fall on its target from above

military term for detection, identification, and location of a target

system that detects and conveys the location of gunfire or other weapon fire

effective range area for firearms

military positions