Volley fire, as a military tactic, is (in its simplest form) the concept of having soldiers shoot in the same direction en masse. In practice, it often...

volley fire with matchlocks was not implemented until 1526 when the Ottoman Janissaries utilized it during the Battle of Mohács. The matchlock volley...

A volley gun is a gun with multiple single-shot barrels that volley fired simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Although capable of unleashing...

reloading in a systematic fashion. Volley fire was implemented with cannons as early as 1388 by Ming artillerists, but volley fire with matchlocks was not implemented...

Quan (李筌), contains the oldest known depiction and description of the volley fire technique. The illustration shows a rectangular crossbow formation with...

based in Bergamo, Italy Volley Treviso, a professional volleyball team based in Treviso, Italy Volley fire, the simultaneous firing of a number of projectiles...

while the bulk of the advance was held at bay by the steady British volley fire and artillery. Some of the Zulu force swung right to come in against...

warships maneuvering to volley fire with the cannons along their broadsides. In conflicts where opposing ships were both able to fire from their broadsides...

standard target. It was a skill valuable mainly in mass or volley fire, since accurate aimed fire on a man-sized target was effective only to about 200–300...

writer Zhao Shizhen deeming Turkish muskets superior to European ones. Volley fire with matchlocks was also first used in this battle by Janissaries. The...

and the Middle Ages. The line formation provided the best frontage for volley fire, while sacrificing maneuverability and defence against cavalry. It came...

mines, naval mines and rocket launchers. Earliest recorded instance of volley fire with gunpowder weaponry, by the Ming dynasty. The rest of the world catches...

became one of the first armies in Europe to implement rotating lines of volley fire in battle. The corps was organized into ortas (literally, "centers")...

the troops providing cover fire above. The covering company would have moved towards a reunion, delivering heavy volley fire and leaving the trail of expended...

"Three Volley Salute" A US Army rifle party firing three volleys Problems playing this file? See media help. The three-volley salute is a ceremonial act...

deliver significant kinetic effects. The development of disciplined volley fire, delivered at close range, began to improve the hitting power of infantry...

second battalion. Unable to effectively reply to the devastating British volley fire, Charlot's men soon ran away. Seeing the battle going against him, Junot...

Additionally he introduced the practice of volley fire, where all of the gunners in the ranks would fire at the same time. This was intended to bring...

battles, such as Rorke's Drift and the Battle of Ulundi, the order to volley fire was not given until the Zulus were at or within 400 yards. The ballistic...

European or Chinese firearms at the time. Qi Jiguang applied the concept of volley fire to matchlock firearms and deployed teams of 10 musketeers. The optimal...

by a short interval for reloading. The command to fire is re-issued before each individual volley to preserve organization. This was commonly used during...

ordered usage of arquebusiers. He is proposed as an early innovator of volley fire in early modern warfare, setting the base for the European reforms of...

oyster shells to produce lime. The French attack, but are met by accurate volley fire. With the British ammunition running low, Sharpe's men dump powdered...

barrage of several missiles even if the system is effective, so that volley fire of interceptors continues to be required. There is also the possibility...

mentions in his memoirs that his unit of 13 cavalrymen was ambushed by a volley of fire from 30-40 rifles from the Tuzakoğlu factory after being saluted and...

This included the en masse adoption of muskets and the adoption of volley fire and rigorous drill techniques. Breech-loading swivel guns were particularly...

of fire on the enemy by lining troops into ranks, allowing one rank to fire a salvo, or volley, while the other ranks prepared their guns for firing. The...

one of the most innovative forces in Europe, introducing the tactic of volley fire alongside and perhaps even earlier than most European armies. Even greater...

Battle of Nagashino, defeated by one of the earliest recorded uses of volley fire (by Oda Nobunaga's 3,000 guns), and losing a large part of his forces...

could cover the final 50 yards (46 m) while only receiving a single volley of fire from the infantry. The third formation, known as infantry square, used...