Talk:Crossfire

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(Author's note -- I don't know why I always got the impression that WWI pilots didn't strafe targets. They could have. Perhaps the aerial battle was always as stale-mated as the ground battle)

I have made a start on adding some 'technical terms' to this article. I have assumed that "crossfire" is a general military tactic and not just confined to WW1. There's still a lot more to; particularly to link in other defensive principles. Julianp 03:37, 20 Apr 2004 (UTC)

My understanding is that the US infantry still teaches the fundamental principle of setting up a crossfire for a prepared defensive position. This enables the soldiers to fire on the two flanks of any attacking force, denying the enemy cover.

[edit] Crossfire isn't obsolete

Setting up interlocking fields of fire and fire lanes has been tactic in use until today. It's not obsolete - and was certainly standard procedure through at least WW2.

• WWII pill boxes featured gun slits at angles to their sides e.g. those the built for the British anti-invasion stoplines. Fire from the mutually supporting positions would have created cross fires.KTo288 00:10, 11 October 2006 (UTC)