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A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of
, the intent is to cripple an enemy in many blows at once and prevent them from fighting back.Overview
Troops armed with
shot. Gun drills were designed to enable an almost continuous rain of fire on the enemy by lining troops into ranks
, allowing one rank to fire a salvo, or volley, while the other ranks prepared their guns for firing.
The term is commonly used to describe the firing of
bow or stern
along the whole length of the ship, with every shot likely to cause the maximum carnage. The opportunity was a passing one and the most had to be made of it.
With the coming of
voice pipe, messenger and, later, by telephone. Guns could also be laid by remote control by the gunnery director, with the appropriate technology. Late in World War II, guns were directed by radar
.
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