銃火|じゅうかjuuka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noungunfire
   指揮官しきかんは部下ぶかを銃火じゅうかにさらした。↗

   The commander exposed his men to gunfire.

• Related砲火ほうかNeutralFire from cannons rather than guns, so on a larger scale than 銃火; common in 「砲火を浴びる」, and can figuratively mean a barrage of fierce criticism.
• Related発砲はっぽうNeutralThe act of firing a gun or cannon, not the flash itself; frequent in news reports like 「発砲事件」. It stresses the action, while 銃火 is the fire given off.
• Related射撃しゃげきNeutralShooting at a target with guns or cannons; also the sport of shooting, and used in combat as in 「一斉射撃」. 銃火 instead evokes muzzle flash and trading fire.
• Related銃撃じゅうげきNeutralAttacking with guns, typical of news reports as 「銃撃事件」; it highlights the act of attack, while 銃火 evokes the fire of a gunfight.
• Related砲撃ほうげきNeutralShelling with cannons from a distance, on a much larger scale than gun attacks; the standard word in war reporting.

News reports of guns being fired use 「発砲」 or 「銃撃」; cannon fire is 「砲撃」. 「銃火」 leans toward written prose and often appears as 「銃火を交える」, an exchange of fire.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 銃じゅうから銃弾じゅうだんを発射はっしゃする際さいに出でる火ひ。
2. 銃じゅうによる射撃しゃげき、攻撃こうげき。