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Direct fire or line-of-sight fire refers to firing of a ranged weapon whose projectile is launched directly at a target within the line-of-sight of the...

Indirect fire is aiming and firing a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, as in the case of direct fire. Aiming...

rate) to a fire-control system in order to direct weapons such that they hit a target. They are sometimes known as narrow beam radars, targeting radars,...

can be used deliberately to attack a target not susceptible to direct or grazing fire due to not being in direct line of sight. In naval warfare, plunging...

assist a ranged weapon system to target, track, and hit a target. It performs the same task as a human gunner firing a weapon, but attempts to do so faster...

motivation and leadership of the target troops. Suppressive fire is often used as covering fire, defined by NATO as "Fire used to protect troops when they...

forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target. An artillery observer usually accompanies a tank...

indirect and direct fire projectiles that might miss an intended target are more likely to hit another valuable target within the formation if firing along the...

A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves...

firing at high angles, but are also usually able to hit ground targets as well in a direct fire role. Zaloga 1984, pp 99, 199. Zaloga 1984, p 199. Zaloga 1984...

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could not match. Indirect fire, the firing of a projectile without relying on direct line of sight between the gun and the target, possibly dates back to...

M1131 fire support vehicle (FSV) of the Stryker series provides automated enhanced surveillance, target acquisition, target identification, target tracking...

their positions, calculate firing data for guns directed to hit those targets, and assess the effectiveness of such fire, making corrections where necessary...

against surface or aerial targets. It may be laying for either direct fire, where the gun is aimed directly at a target within the line-of-sight of...

Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. "Boeing Scores Direct Hit in Laser JDAM Moving Target Test". Boeing. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original...

responsibilities vary between nations but involve target acquisition, planning and control, and counter-fire. Counter-battery fire rose to prominence in World War I....

sniper shot), due to fast moving targets (e.g. aerial dogfight against an opposing aircraft, or anti-aircraft fire against passing aircraft), or while...

is organized to direct and control indirect artillery fire on the battlefield. Since World War I, to conduct indirect artillery fire, three distinct components...

Hard Target is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his American film directorial debut. The film stars Jean-Claude...