Heavy Fire Afghanistan -

Silence fell. It was heavier than the gunfire had been.

While it shares its name with a real-world region, this is primarily a video game topic rather than a historical or news event. Gameplay and Mechanics

This was the realm of plunging fire . Insurgents held the high ground—the "Sangars" (stone fighting positions). Here, fire rained down from 70-degree angles. "Heavy Fire" in the peaks meant ricochets off rocks. It meant the distinct "crack-thump" of a supersonic round passing your ear a millisecond before the sound of the rifle report hits you from above. Heavy Fire Afghanistan

Miller tried to dive, but the grenade was a direct hit. The explosion was a fist of black smoke and red dust. When it cleared, Miller was gone. There was just a crater and a single, smoldering boot.

Afghanistan’s terrain turned every patrol into a potential shooting gallery. "Heavy fire" was a function of the following environments: Silence fell

The surviving Taliban broke. They ran back into the village, dragging their dead, leaving their weapons in the dirt.

Hatch swung his SAW, but the barrel was overheating. The rounds started to keyhole, flying wild. He slapped in a fresh barrel, burning his hand through his glove. He didn’t feel it. Gameplay and Mechanics This was the realm of plunging fire

Reyes took a round to the shoulder. He spun and fell, but kept firing his M4 with his off hand. Doc Rollins crawled through a hailstorm of lead to drag him behind a rock.

, it places players in the role of a U.S. Marine during a fictional modern-day conflict in Afghanistan. ESRB Ratings