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Ref: FM 3-22.68 Date: June 2J02 ~ II req uire the use of a si ngle aiming p)int. Examples of point

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ta rgets are enemy sold ~rs, bun kers, weapons emplacements, and lightly armored V8hicl~. Fixoclfire is deliveroo at PJint targets. . Area T 3 rg~ts: Area targets may ha'0f8 consderable wdth a nd depth and may require extensive tr8\iersing and searching fire. Tll~e incl ude targets in which the exact location of the enemy is u nknov",. The following a re va rieti~ of area targets likely to be engagoo.

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Tftrgets. Lineartargets have sufficientwidth to r~uire succf6Sive

aimi ng points (traversi ng fire). The ooaten zone effecti\iely CDVers the depth of the target a rea. Traversing fire is deli'0f8red at lin ear targets. ai ming PJints (searching - Def1jJ Targets. Dgep targets require sUCC~V8 fire). Sea rchi ng fi re is d ~i1,l'8red at doop targets. - U/] f1[Jf Targets wjth Df1jJ I'h. Li near ta rgets with depth have suHi:ient wijth req uiring sUCC9&Sive aiming pa nts in V.11ich the ooaten zone do~ not C01,I'8r the depth of the target area. A combinoo changd in direc!i)n and ~evatbn (traversing a nd sea rchi ng) is nec~sary to effectiV8ly ca0f8r the target with fire Traversing a nd sea rch ing fi re a re delivered at linea r targets v.;th depth.

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Zone: The beatEf1 zone is the ell ipticaI pattemformed by the rounds striking the grCtlnd or the target The size and sha pe of the oo<lten zone
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