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Reconnaissance by fire (or speculative fire, 'spec fire') is a tactic in which military units may fire on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction. In the Iraq war
Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing conflicts military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a Multinational force in Iraq now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United King...
, the irregular forces use a similar tactic, in which they brandish weapons or purposely draw suspicion, in order to learn about the rules of engagement
Rules of engagement

In military or police operations, the rules of engagement determine when, where, and how force shall be used . Such rules are both general and specific, and there have been large variations between cultures throughout history....
 of opposing forces.

An example of using the technique was during the Battle of Ia Drang
Battle of Ia Drang

The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
. The Battalion commander Lt.






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Reconnaissance by fire (or speculative fire, 'spec fire') is a tactic in which military units may fire on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction. In the Iraq war
Iraq War

The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, is an ongoing conflicts military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a Multinational force in Iraq now led by and composed almost entirely of troops from the United States and United King...
, the irregular forces use a similar tactic, in which they brandish weapons or purposely draw suspicion, in order to learn about the rules of engagement
Rules of engagement

In military or police operations, the rules of engagement determine when, where, and how force shall be used . Such rules are both general and specific, and there have been large variations between cultures throughout history....
 of opposing forces.

An example of using the technique was during the Battle of Ia Drang
Battle of Ia Drang

The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
. The Battalion commander Lt. Colonel Hal Moore
Hal Moore

Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. is a former Lieutenant general in the United States Army. Moore is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross , which is the second highest military decoration of the United States Army....
 noticed his men had a large amount of ammunition. He ordered as men to fire at anything suspicious at an agreed synchronised time. The large amount of fire at that time led a group of undetected infiltrating enemy soldiers to believe that they had been discovered and charge the Americans, leading to their destruction.