counter-fire

Any effective counter-fire would nearly be as damaging to the Destiny as a direct hit.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge! 2009

Any effective counter-fire would nearly be as damaging to the Destiny as a direct hit.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » JM’s Review Forum 2009

Who will provide counter-fire in rocket, artillery, and mortar attacks?

David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010

Who will provide counter-fire in rocket, artillery, and mortar attacks?

David Isenberg: The State Department Takes Charge: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid David Isenberg 2010

Israel blames Hamas for using housing areas, hospitals, schools and mosques to launch attacks into Israel or against its soldiers, provoking defensive counter-fire that it says is responsible for most of the civilian casualties.

Hamas and Its Discontents 2009

And who is to say the ciilians were not killed by Hamas counter-fire?

Q. and A. With Taghreed El-Khodary in Gaza - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

He also said of Israeli counter-fire to that date: "This has not been deliberate targeting, but has rather been due to tactical necessity."

Alan Dershowitz: The "Human Rights Watch" Watch, Installment 1 2008

Israel would then cease its own counter-fire, including, one hopes, the targeted assassinations, and a de facto truce would be in effect.

MJ Rosenberg: Saving Sderot 2008

So there's no way to know, whether to be able do counter-fire against a site, whether there's actually any insurgents left there.

CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2004 2004

The enemy, relieved of our counter-fire, were now plainly visible in large numbers on the face of the hill, firing furiously.

MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003