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Parent topics
- Military [r]: The standing armed forces of a country, that are directed by the national government and are tasked with that nation's defense. [e]
- Fire support [r]: Add brief definition or description
Subtopics
Command and control
- Forward observer [r]: An individual or team, specializing in artillery, who accompanies ground troops and directs indirect fire artillery in support of those ground troops [e]
- AN/SYQ-27 [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System [r]: A U.S. Army and Marine artillery fire control system that cooperates with Navy and Air Force fire control systems, as well as British, French, Italian and German artillery systems. [e]
Light artillery
Medium artillery
- 130mm gun [r]: An older piece of Soviet-designed artillery, which outranged most light (105mm) and medium 155mm howitzers of its time [e]
- 155mm howitzer [r]: Implemented in self-propelled or lightweight towed versions, this howitzer size, with slight variations in caliber, is the world's most common medium artillery type [e]
Missions
- Counterbattery [r]: Defense against enemy artillery involving identifying the point of origin of hostile fire and directing lethal force against it [e]
Other related topics
- Forward air controller [r]: An individual or team, knowledgeable in both ground and air warfare, who coordinates close air support for a ground unit to which they are responsible [e]
