An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target...
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Forward observers in the U.S. military are artillery observers who carry the Military Occupational Specialty designator of 13F in the United States Army...
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fictional television character Observers, beings in the television show Fringe Air observer, an aircrew member Artillery observer, a front line personnel who...
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obstacles. These gunners can also rely upon a trained artillery observer, also called a forward observer, who sees the target and relays the coordinates of...
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Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability...
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(1905 – 6 August 1917), was a Romanian girl who acted as an impromptu artillery observer for the Romanian Army and was killed during the Battle of Mărășești...
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Observation Squadron 7 (VOS-7) (or VCS-7) was a United States Navy artillery observer aircraft squadron based in England during Operation Overlord. The...
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reported by a single artillery observer. The system can and is also used to quickly switch between targets within the artillery observer's vision by simply...
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Vehicle) is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to house an artillery observer team in mechanized units. It was based on the M901 Improved TOW Vehicle...
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mortar carrier, R&R vehicle, command-and-control vehicle, ambulance, artillery observer, and the AIFV model. In Spanish service, the vehicle is called "Pizarro"...
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positions to the air force and after several air strikes and a four-hour-long artillery barrage, Operation Magistral began. As the operation went on, Soviet commanders...
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War I, to conduct indirect artillery fire, three distinct components have evolved in this organization: the forward observer (FO), the fire direction center...
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requirements for smaller vehicles to be used in the headquarters, artillery observer, radio, and reconnaissance roles. Demag, the designer of the smallest...
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coordination with ground forces, typically handled by specialists such as artillery observers, joint terminal attack controllers, and forward air controllers....
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version, 20 produced Eldledningspansarbandvagn 3012 (epbv 3012) - Artillery observer version, 15 produced Pansarbandvagn directly translates to armor track...
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Krasnopol (weapon system) (category 152mm artillery shells)
a laser designator, typically operated by a drone or ground-based artillery observer. Krasnopol projectiles are fired mainly from Soviet self-propelled...
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The Marine Artillery Scout Observer Course (MASOC) is a forward observer training program intended to prepare United States Marines for the MOS #0861...
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a mobile artillery observer vehicle. The difference is in the cabin that is designed to offer a good visibility to the artillery observers. The electronic...
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German anti-tank guns, and sustained heavy casualties. A U.S. forward artillery observer whose radio and landlines had been cut by shellfire recalled, It was...
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Support Team, some with and without IED added protection) FAO (Forward artillery observer) Both Germany and the Netherlands have deployed Fennek reconnaissance...
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commander to carry out tasks such as special reconnaissance, raids on enemy artillery positions, airfields, supply dumps and tactical headquarters or other...
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Ground Forces AeroVironment Switchblade UVision Hero HESA Shahed 136 Artillery observer Hunder, Max (28 June 2023). "Cheap Russian drone a menace to Ukrainian...
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Type Light infantry Role Anti-guerrilla warfare Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Close-quarters combat Counterinsurgency Desert warfare Patrolling...
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flanked the Americans at dusk, capturing them. Only one American, an artillery observer, was killed, while 14 others were wounded, while German casualties...
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Forward air control (redirect from Forward air observer)
attack; the airplanes carried trained artillery officers as observers. These aerial observers called in artillery fire via radio. The German military noted...
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to Japan Sd.Kfz. 247 – armored command car Sd.Kfz. 253 half-track artillery observer Infanterie Sturmsteg auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen IV (infantry...
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to Belgium, serving with the 78th Infantry Division as a forward artillery observer. In December 1944, a short while later, Brooks was transferred to...
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military aircraft have included lighter-than-air balloons carrying artillery observers; lighter-than-air airships for bombing cities; various sorts of reconnaissance...
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an aircraft used for surveillance Artillery observer or spotter, a person who is responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire Informant, a person...
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operations forces of the Italian Army, specializing in air assault, artillery observer, cold-weather warfare, direct action, forward air control, HUMINT...
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