Enfilade and defilade are concepts in military tactics used to describe a military formation's exposure to enemy fire. "in
enfilade" if
Kaynak: Enfilade and defilade In architecture , an
enfilade is a suite of rooms formally aligned with each other. This was a common feature in grand European
Kaynak: Enfilade (architecture)The Neva
Enfilade of the Winter Palace , St Petersburg is a series of three large halls arranged in an
enfilade along the palace's massive
Kaynak: Neva Enfilade of the Winter PalaceBoth the grand appartement du roi and the grand appartement de la reine formed a suite of seven
enfilade rooms. The decoration of the
Kaynak: Palace of VersaillesA formation or position is "in
enfilade" if weapons fire can be directed along its longest axis. For instance, a trench is
enfiladed if
Kaynak: Albert Edward ShepherdForming a parallel
enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi, the grand appartement de la reine served as the residence of three
Kaynak: Grand appartement de la reineLe Vau's plan called for an
enfilade of seven rooms, each dedicated to one of the then-known planets and their associated titular Roman
Kaynak: Grand appartement du roiThis would ensure that the southern flank could advance without suffering German
enfilade fire. Supported by a creeping barrage , the
Kaynak: Battle of Vimy Ridgesiege force could move closer to the walls of a fortress, without exposing troops to direct fire from the defending force, called
enfilade .
Kaynak: Sappingsweeps along the bottom of the attendant ditch that constricts the movement of storming infantrymen to an
enfilade alignment of greatest
Kaynak: Caponierdouble doors were designed to be on a straight axis through the principal state rooms and ultimately the Jordan Staircase , forming an
enfilade .
Kaynak: Arabian Hall of the Winter Palacefour gun battery under Major General Nathanael Greene on nearby Combs Hill to
enfilade the British line, requiring Cornwallis to withdraw.
Kaynak: Battle of MonmouthIn 1790, Quarenghi redesigned five of Rastrelli's state rooms to create the three vast halls of the Neva
enfilade . Catherine was
Kaynak: Winter PalaceThis tactic is used to avoid open streets where advancing infantry , caught in
enfilade , are easily targeted by machine-gun and sniper
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