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suppressive fire

fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission
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suppressive fire

Summary

suppressive fire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (758 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • suppressive fire is a type of fire support[2].

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Definition and Type

suppressive fire is a type of fire support[2].

Why It Matters

suppressive fire ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (758 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_suppressive-fire_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{suppressive fire}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/suppressive-fire}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 25d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fire support
    P14470 → Concepts/Suppressive_Fire
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Suppressive_Fire, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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