[Kenny Bunk]

from injuries suffered from indirect fire.

What's "indirect fire?"

[agere_contra]

I guess they’re trying to say shrapnel. Maybe from a mortar or grenade.

[kearnyirish2]

What’s “indirect fire?”

My guess is that it was known as “friendly fire” when Bush was president (in the same way “US casualties” under Bush became “NATO casualties” under Obama - with a story several days later clarifying that they were Americans).

[submarinerswife]

“What’s “indirect fire?”

A bullet shatters a rock and a small flying rock fragment kills the soldier. You get the idea?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_fire

Indirect fire means 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 elevation angles, and may include correcting the fall of shot by observing it and calculating new angles.

So, basically, artillery.

[Flag_This]

"What's "indirect fire?"

Typically it's artillery or mortar fire - something that doesn't require a direct line-of-sight to hit its target.

[ArrogantBustard]

Indirect fire = mortars, rockets, artillery.

[rabidralph]

Shrapnel?