On 14 April 1945, several Ta-152 fighters were scrambled from their base at Neustadt-Glewe to intercept some Hawker Tempests strafing targets ... number of involved airplanes and even the outcome ...

The strafing run basically fires a barrage of artillery in a line. It's great for surgical strikes. The aircraft will fire the barrage starting form the point of the beacon and head in a line away ...