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Salvo
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<p>A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of <a href="/facts/Artillery/GLpMYG9o">artillery</a> or <a href="/facts/Firearm/GuHx4aGE">firearms</a> including the firing of <a href="/facts/Guns/2RgCCe6a">guns</a> either to hit a target or to perform a <a href="/facts/Salute/8pxQum5U">salute</a>. As a tactic in <a href="/facts/War/MPluTbJ0">warfare</a>, the intent is to cripple an enemy in many blows at once and prevent them from fighting back. </p>