2007-05-22 20:53:20 · 3 answers · asked by josephcherian52 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A strafing pass?
Usually this is a very shallow dive and targets may not always be people. They could be vehicles, stored military goods or other targets.
The word "strafe" was coined in World War I by the Imperial German air arm and was intended to be used as a psychological warfare term to strike fear into the hearts of enemy soldiers. It didn't succeed in doing that, but it did expand the vocabulary.
2007-05-22 20:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Strafing (adaptation of German strafen, to punish, specifically from the World War I humorous adaptation of the German catchphrase "Gott strafe England"), is the practice of firing on a static, or mobile targets of opportunity on land, sea, or air from a flying platform. The term is usually applied to machine gun or cannon fire from a variety of aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, or unmanned aerial vehicles.
2007-05-23 03:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by MC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A strafing run.
2007-05-23 06:56:23 · answer #3 · answered by Liz Rich 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋