There is really no formal term that I can relate on this one but a firefight is decsribed as an extremely intense short battle between two units where gunfire is exchanged.
There can be many firefights in a battle. I normally think of it in terms of a fight between smaller sized units but my thinking is not exactly correct. Larger elements can engage in a firefight.
The keyword when it comes to this term is “brief”. Units engaged in a firefight are not usually fighting to secure a battle position because this would probably cause it to become a prolonged battle. It is normally a brief engagement between units that meet in passing or part of an operation to clear enemy combatants out of an area.There are many other reasons that units may engage in firefights. These brief encounters can be very deadly and often the outcome of several firefights will determine the course of a battle. http://www.militaryringexpress.com
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