noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
sweeping fire; strafing; mowing down
Military and action term for firing while sweeping across a wide area, or mowing down targets with continuous fire. Used as a noun or with する.
敵機が地上部隊を掃射した。
Enemy aircraft strafed the ground troops.
機関銃で敵陣
They sweep the enemy position with machine-gun fire.