• Counter-battery fire (sometimes called counter-fire) is a battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements (multiple rocket launchers...
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    A counter-battery radar or weapon tracking radar is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or...
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    was fired, which information can then be passed on to a friendly battery command post as a fire mission. To defend against counter battery fire there...
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    moving away from the location from where the shots were fired to avoid counter-battery fire, e.g., from enemy artillery.: 1–51  The first recorded use...
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    counter-battery fire at the appropriate moment in accordance with a plan developed by artillery intelligence staff. In other situations counter-battery fire may...
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    support, counter-battery fire, and suppression of enemy air defense systems. According to the operator's manual, the M110's typical rate of fire was three...
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    greatly reduced the threat posed by retaliatory Angolan air raids and counter-battery fire. A number of G6s were subsequently manufactured for export and purchased...
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    friendly units and the weapons can be concealed from counter-battery fire. Examples of direct-fire weapons include most ancient and modern weapons such...
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    and other indirect fire means can be used to suppress targets of any type, most notably as counter-battery fire against indirect fire units. NATO also defines...
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  • performance. Guns are most adequate for providing long range fire support and counter-battery fire. Gander & Chamberlain, p. 180 Gander, Terry & Chamberlain...
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    detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire. It is currently in service at brigade and higher...
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    for counter-battery fire. Developed as a replacement for the BL 60-pounder gun it used the same carriage as the BL 5.5-inch medium gun but fired a lighter...
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    track incoming mortar, artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire. It is currently in service at battalion and...
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    scanned array counter-battery radar designed to locate hostile artillery, rocket and ground-to-ground missile launchers immediately after firing, and to support...
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    and destroy enemy manpower and equipment. It is also suitable for counter-battery fire.[citation needed] The gun can be used in various weather conditions...
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    sieges and battles in Belgium, France, Poland, and Serbia. Allied counter-battery fire and internal detonations caused by faulty ammunition reduced the...
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    possibly can to repel these attacks," including utilizing "large-scale counter-battery fire," according to Khortytsia. On 10 April, the Ukrainians repelled a...
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    This counter-battery radar is designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire. The...
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    ARTHUR (an acronym for "artillery hunting radar") is a counter-battery radar system originally developed jointly for and in close co-operation with the...
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    all at once, and then move before being located and attacked with counter-battery fire. Katyusha weapons of World War II included the BM-13 launcher, light...
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    conduct counter-battery fire; the geographic features of the Union line had limited areas for effective gun emplacement. He also ordered that firing cease...
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  • determining the coordinates of a hostile battery using data derived from the sound of its guns (or mortar or rockets) firing, so called target acquisition. The...
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    provide sufficient support and raised questions about "the lack of counter-battery fire, the absence of artillery radars and the mass deaths and injuries...
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    July, counter battery fire from Ukrainian artillery was proving to be more accurate. This was due to most Russian forces lacking "counter-battery radar...
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    on the Chinese Navy's Type 730 CIWS. In operation, it pairs with a Counter Battery Radar. Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced...
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    7-inch guns for counter-battery fire, 128 60-pounder guns for counter-battery fire, 20 6-inch guns for wire-cutting and counter-battery fire, 1 9.2-inch railway...
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    bombard the Confederate artillery batteries defending the city, but were unable to do so. Confederate counter-battery fire was ineffective due to most Union...
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    airfields, command centres, air defense batteries and support facilities. It is also used to engage in counter-battery fire missions. The PHL-03 has the same...
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    positioning of their artillery made it nearly impervious to French counter-battery fire. Tenacious fighting on the ground ensued, reminiscent of the trench...
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    Commander. Block 2 includes software to perform the missions of ground counter-battery/fire control (Ground Locating Weapons Radar). Block 3 capabilities are...
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