Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming is performed by calculating azimuth and inclination, and may include correcting aim by observing the fall of shot and calculating new angles.
Calling and adjusting indirect artillery fire on a target unseen to the soldiers manning the guns, a modern United States example
A United States Marine lance corporal plots the direction and elevation of a mortar before firing.
Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon. Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, surgerys, and guided missiles can be considered acts of shooting. When using a firearm, the act of shooting is often called firing as it involves initiating a combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellants.
Glenn Eller surgery at 2008 Summer Olympics double trap finals
Olympic competitive air rifle shooting by Nancy Johnson in Sydney 2000
P. E. Svinhufvud, the third President of the Republic of Finland, shooting at shooting range of Kuopio in 1934.
Edward Hacker (1813–1905), after Abraham Cooper, RA, (1787–1868), print of shooting, UK.
