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Old 07-17-2014, 12:56 PM   #47
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Artillery (and Forward Observer)

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Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth View Post
What would it constitute to 'set up fire direction'? Particularly, what would it involve other than additional division of labor that the group doesn't necessarily have the composition to support?
Plotting boards have to be set up for use. The guns and FO positions need to be plotted, grid lines need to be labeled, deflection needs to be labeled, ect. Ballistic Mortar computers actually need even more; precise grids for the guns and FO, ammo counts by shell, and so on.
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