Plunging fire is defined as?

• A. Fire where the danger space is confined to the beaten zone.
• B. Fire where danger space is broad.
• C. Fire at low angle.
• D. Fire along the front.

Answer: (A)

Plunging fire is high-angle fire where rounds arrive on the target from above. The steep trajectory makes the ground impact points cluster in a narrow belt called the beaten zone, so the danger space—the area where a hit could occur—is confined to that beaten zone rather than spreading across a broad area. In other words, the likelihood of hits outside the beaten zone is much lower with plunging fire, which is the defining characteristic. The other descriptions describe fire at low angles or fire along the front, which don’t capture this concentrated impact pattern.