Traversing fire:
is distributed in width by successive changes in the horizontal direction of the gun. A burst of fire is delivered after each change or during the swing.
This is fire moved from left to right or right to left, with no range change. It may be used against frontal or flanking targets.
Swinging traverse fire:
is delivered against targets too wide to cover with the traversing;
This fire is slightly different from traversing and searching. Although it is delivered against a wide target, with major changes in direction, no elevation changes are made. To deliver fire using a swinging traverse, the gunner releases the traversing slide lock, allowing the gun to travel freely across the traversing bar.
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