You guys all have GPS (I think) and that makes it easy to know where you are. But someone must make the adjustment to tell the FACAIR or fire direction control(FDC) where the enemy is. In the 60s and 70s after determining where we wanted a fire mission, we would call for a fire mission by stating a grid location for ourselves and a distance and direction from our location to the enemy with a word about the type of enemy situation (troops in open, enemy in bunkers, etc). The FDC would calculate the offsets using triangulation techniques with the 'old' rotary calculator and give the munitions type, range and azimuth to the batteries and they would fire. Then, noting where the rounds fell, we would adjust by stating the distance movements needed to be on target relative to our location and how many rounds we wanted. How does this work now. And quit laughing at me. We actually killed a few. It seems so primitive now. Oh, can an LT or Sgt call fire now? Average rounds to on target now? Air?
2007-01-29
05:19:55
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Nightstalker1967
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