02-05-2009, 04:28 PM
David,
That is a very valid point. Being ex-airborne Artillery I would have to completely agree... the exception being when your lines are being overrun and your are in full "Weapons Free" mode.
Many times the artillery don't actually see what they are firing at, they are given co-ordinates and corrective adjustments by forward spotters and Detachment Commanders.
I remember once as a private, (during war games) my section were ordered to hold one arc and one arc only. At the time it didn't make sense (I hadn't rationalized that there may be more going on than what I could physically see) and I repointed my weapon system in the direction I thought more appropriate.
The end result was that we managed to hold our position (barely), but not as decisively as if I would have followed the directions given.
So in a missile section, it HAS to be co-ordinated and HAS to have spotters and battlezone evaluations/ strategies... otherwise its effectiveness is severley compromised.
My $.02
That is a very valid point. Being ex-airborne Artillery I would have to completely agree... the exception being when your lines are being overrun and your are in full "Weapons Free" mode.
Many times the artillery don't actually see what they are firing at, they are given co-ordinates and corrective adjustments by forward spotters and Detachment Commanders.
I remember once as a private, (during war games) my section were ordered to hold one arc and one arc only. At the time it didn't make sense (I hadn't rationalized that there may be more going on than what I could physically see) and I repointed my weapon system in the direction I thought more appropriate.
The end result was that we managed to hold our position (barely), but not as decisively as if I would have followed the directions given.
So in a missile section, it HAS to be co-ordinated and HAS to have spotters and battlezone evaluations/ strategies... otherwise its effectiveness is severley compromised.
My $.02
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