Editing Final protective fire

{{Status|Canon}}
'''Final protective fire''', abbreviated as '''FPF''', and also known as '''danger close''', refers to a tactical plan for a military unit, typically infantry, to protect itself in defense against attack. The plan generally includes machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire prearranged to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas.

==Overview==
As the "final" in the name implies, it is the last resort in defensive plans, normally involving artillery and/or heavy machine gun fire directed dangerously close to friendly defensive positions that are at risk of being overrun by the enemy. A request for final protective fire generally has absolute priority over any other kind of requests. More or less often, "danger close" salvos are typically initiated within 100 or less meters of a friendly defensive position, making them dangerous to anything within the nearby radius.

==Operational history==
In [[2552]], during the [[Siege of New Alexandria|evacuation of New Alexandria]], the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]] enacted two phases of final protective fire to protect the [[New Alexandria Starport]] from attack by a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} bearing down on the city. The measures were partially successful once the Corvettes retreated from the final protective fire, with at least one evacuation transport destroyed before Spartan B-312 triggered the final protective fire weapon systems.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref>

In [[2559]], [[Jerome-092]] called in a danger close [[Archer missile]] [[Orbital bombardment|bombardment]] from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} to cover [[Red Team]]'s escape from [[Banished]] forces at the [[Henry Lamb Research Facility]] on [[Installation 00]]. The escape was successful, with the Spartans successfully recovering the [[AI]] [[Isabel]] and extracting [[Douglas-042]] for medical attention.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>

In October 2559, [[Veta Lopis]] discreetly calls in a final protective fire order from the ''Spirit of Fire's'' forces in an effort to take down the [[Banished Lich]] ''[[Pegoras]]'' and its [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] passengers. However, the measure fails to impede the Keepers' plans.{{Ref/Novel|DW}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Military tactics]]