Enfilade fire is described as?

• A. Fire where the long axis of the beaten zone coincides with or nearly coincides with the long axis of the target.
• B. Fire where the long axis of the beaten zone coincides with the short axis of the target.
• C. Fire perpendicular to the target.
• D. Fire from a concealed position.

Answer: (A)

Enfilade fire means directing fire so that the line of fire runs along the target’s length. When this happens, the beaten zone—the area affected by projectiles—has its long axis parallel to the target’s long axis. This orientation makes the fire sweep along the target’s length, maximizing effects across it. The other ideas describe fire across the target’s width, fire from a concealed position, or non-enfilading (perpendicular) fire, which do not produce that longitudinal alignment.