Grazing fires are limited to not rising above the height of a standing man.

• A. Above the head height
• B. Not above the height of a standing man
• C. At knee height
• D. At chest height

Answer: (B)

Grazing fire keeps the bullets’ path low enough that it never rises above the height of a standing man. This creates a dense, low-trajectory curtain of fire across the terrain, maximizing area coverage while reducing the risk of high-angle hits that could overshoot targets or endanger friendly troops. The emphasis is on staying under that standing-man height, which is the upper limit for the trajectory; the actual bullet height can vary with range and ammunition but should not exceed that limit. Fixed heights like knee, chest, or head are not used to define grazing fire because they don’t universally correspond to the maximum allowable height across all ranges and conditions.