Warfare
Enfilade
Fire that sweeps along the length of a line of troops or a trench from the flank. Trenches were built in zigzags or with sharp corners (traverses) so that a shell or burst of bullets could not travel far down them.
Warfare
Fire that sweeps along the length of a line of troops or a trench from the flank. Trenches were built in zigzags or with sharp corners (traverses) so that a shell or burst of bullets could not travel far down them.