It is considered most necessary to get a good field of fire, so that the maximum loss may be inflicted on the enemy, and good communications assured for the passage of troops and the carriage of ammunition and food.
Anyone who goes forward on to the crest itself is killed by bomb or rifle fire; anyone who goes over the enemy's side of the crest to dig posts that have a good field of fire is also sure to be killed.
It has been said that the trench line was the wrong side of the crest, and that there was not a good field of fire.
Fire trenches should be placed and constructed so as to give a good field of fire and to give the troops protection behind a vertical wall, preferably with some head or overhead cover.
It should have a good field of fire at effective and long ranges and should facilitate its own safe and timely withdrawal.
If the firing line is well intrenched and has a good field of fire, it may be made thinner.
Our picture of the Sword of Orion shows its appearance with a good field-glass.
Look at Zeta with a good field-glass, and you will see a singular and brilliant array of stars near it in a broken half-circle, which may suggest the notion of a crown.
A good field or marine glass is in some respects better than an opera-glass for celestial observations.
Shell-holes with a good field of fire and emplacements along boyaux are the best location for machine guns.
The site for an observation post should always be placed over the crest and have a good field of fire for use in case of attack.
The observation stations in many instances had no good field of fire or were outlined against the sky on the crest of some rise.
Every fire trench should have a good field of fire, at least 250 yards.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good field" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
