Which term describes concentrating weapons coverage toward the most likely threat avenue of approach?

• A. Weighted Coverage
• B. Keep-Out Range
• C. Overlapping Fires
• D. Resilience

Answer: (A)

Concentrating weapons coverage toward the most likely threat avenue means biasing your engagement plan so you spend more resources where the threat is most probable. The term that fits this idea is weighted coverage. It involves assigning greater priority to sectors or azimuths that align with the most likely approach path and then allocating sensors and fires to those areas accordingly. In practice, you’d devote more dwell time, tighter coverage, or extra fire control attention to the high-probability corridor, while still keeping some awareness in other sectors to catch surprises. This approach increases the chances of detecting and engaging the enemy before they can exploit less-protected paths. Keep-Out Range is about staying outside a weapon’s minimum engagement distance, not prioritizing directions. Overlapping Fires describes multiple weapons covering the same area for redundancy, not prioritizing a particular threat avenue. Resilience refers to the system’s ability to continue operating under stress, not to directional emphasis.