Grazing fires do not rise above the height of a standing man and may provide grazing fire up to 600 meters.

Grazing fires do not rise above the height of a standing man and may provide grazing fire up to 600 meters.

• A. They rise above head height
• B. They do not rise above the height of a standing man and can provide grazing fire up to 600 m
• C. They are delivered from elevated positions only
• D. They require full-automatic fire for effectiveness

Answer: (B)

Grazing fire is a deliberately low-trajectory fire that travels basically at ground level. The bullets’ path is kept at or below the height of a standing man, which lets you cover a broad stretch of terrain with suppression while staying clear of high obstacles and avoiding overhitting friendly troops in front. Because the trajectory stays so low, you can extend the effective grazing-fire envelope out to about 600 meters with standard infantry arms, after which the bullet path would rise above ground level if you pushed the range further. So the statement that grazing fires do not rise above the height of a standing man and can provide grazing fire up to 600 meters accurately captures how this fire is intended to function. The other ideas—rising above head height, needing elevated positions only, or requiring full-automatic fire to be effective—do not align with how grazing fire is defined and used.

Grazing fire is a deliberately low-trajectory fire that travels basically at ground level. The bullets’ path is kept at or below the height of a standing man, which lets you cover a broad stretch of terrain with suppression while staying clear of high obstacles and avoiding overhitting friendly troops in front. Because the trajectory stays so low, you can extend the effective grazing-fire envelope out to about 600 meters with standard infantry arms, after which the bullet path would rise above ground level if you pushed the range further. So the statement that grazing fires do not rise above the height of a standing man and can provide grazing fire up to 600 meters accurately captures how this fire is intended to function. The other ideas—rising above head height, needing elevated positions only, or requiring full-automatic fire to be effective—do not align with how grazing fire is defined and used.