all the explanations I've heard are either sort of vague or seem tactically insignifigant in comparison to other factors.
2006-10-03 16:55:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Imagine you have two people advancing on your position. If you draw a line through them, and position a weapon at some point along that line, then that would be an enfilade position.
It gives you the advantage of being able to miss one target and still have a likelihood of a lucky shot against another, or possibly shooting one and the bullet traveling on and striking a second. In addition, the one that is farther from the gunner who is in enfilade has to find a way to shoot around his own soldier.
This is a large part of why achieving a position on the flank (or side) of the enemy position is so desireable.
Now, ... if you imagine how this would work in football, you'd have one team free to put eleven men on the scrimmage line, while the others were limited to one on the scrimmage line, but the rest had to stand in a row behind him. It isn't hard to guess who would win, is it?
2006-10-03 17:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by open4one 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is being at an angle that allows you to hit more that one target by firing at the same position. We called it goat hearding in the Marine Corps.
2006-10-03 20:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by Johnathan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction.
2006-10-03 17:03:18 · answer #3 · answered by Darryl R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i take this is different to missanary positioning
2006-10-03 16:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by blue_eyed_southernman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋