Ricochet firing

As clearance is referred to when shooting the artillery a explosive projectile which bounces off the hard ground as desired for a flat impact angle. With set to delay impact fuze detonates it after the bounce and the end of the delay time in a Abprallhöhe of about 5 to 15 meters. Rebound are used because of the fragmentation effect to combat unarmored targets.

To be distinguished from this rebound is the trained in the use of muzzleloading artillery Rikoschettschuss ( German: bounce shot ) with spherical projectiles.