Indirect Fire Weapons

FIELDARTILLERYTERMS

23 January 1997

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FIELDARTILLERYTERMS

THE MISSION OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY

TARGET ACQUISITION

PLATOON BASED FA BN ORGANIZATION

PLATOON BASED BATTERY

BATTERY BASED FA BNORGANIZATION

BATTERY BASED CANNON BATTERY

HOWITZERS SECTIONS PER BATTERY

PLATOON BASED BATTERY COMMAND AND CONTROL

BATTERY BASED COMMAND AND CONTROL

BATTERY COMMANDER

PLATOON LEADER/XO

FIRE DIRECTION OFFICER (FDO)

PLATOON SERGEANT/CHIEF OF FIRING BATTERY

GUNNERY SERGEANT

FIRE DIRECTION CENTER (FDC)

CHIEF OF SECTIONAND HOWITZER SECTION

NUMBERING HOWITZERSIN A BATTERY

SPLIT BATTERY CONFIGURATION

WEAPON FORMATIONS

TERRAIN GUN POSITIONING

RECOIL MECHANISM

FUNCTIONS OF THE RECOIL MECHANISM

RIFLINGCROSS SECTION OF TUBE

AUXILIARY DEVICES

FUNCTIONING OF THE CANNON TUBE

REARWARD EXTENSION OF THE LINE OF FIRE

AZIMUTH OF FIRE

INDIRECT LAYING

ACCURATE FIRINGUNIT LOCATION

ORIENTING STATION (OS)

SEMI PERMANENT OS

END OF THE ORIENTING LINE

EOL PERMANENT MARKER

ORIENTING ANGLE

ORIENTING ANGLE DIAGRAM

ACCURATE FIRING UNIT LOCATION WITHOUT SURVEY

ACCURATE FIRING UNIT DIRECTION WITHOUT SURVEY

DECLINATION CONSTANT DIAGRAM

INSTRUMENT READING

INSTRUMENT READING DIAGRAM

ORIENTING DEVICES

M2A2 AIMING CIRCLE

GUN LAYING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM (GLPS)

6400 mil CAPABLE PANTEL

INCORRECT BORESIGHT

CORRECT BORESIGHT

M1A1 INFINITY COLLIMATOR

PROPER EMPLACEMENT OF COLLIMATOR

PROPER EMPLACEMENT OF AIMING POSTS

DISTANT AIMING POINT

AIMING POINT ADVANTAGES /DISADVANTAGES

M100 SERIES SIGHT

GUNNERSREFERENCECARD

COMMON DEFLECTION

COMMONDEFLECTION

DEFLECTION CLUTCH

DEFLECTION CLUTCH

TWO STEP DEFLECTION METHOD

DISPLACEMENT CAUSED BY TRAVERSING CANNON TUBE

DISPLACEMENT CAUSED BY THE SHOCK OF FIRING

CORRECTIONS FOR DISPLACEMENT

AIMING POSTS - CORRECTION FOR DISPLACEMENT

Author: IMO, Training Command