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(MC) self-propelled [[120mm mortar]] for indirect fire in direct support of [[Stryker Brigade Combat Team]]s

...more distant targets, came into use. It soon became obvious that effective indirect fire required well-considered doctrine, techniques, and equipment for controlli

...tem]]. [[Forward observer]]s communicate with the units actually operating indirect fire weapon such as [[howitzer]]s and [[mortar]]s, giving them initial targeting

...team, specializing in artillery, who accompanies ground troops and directs indirect fire [[artillery]] in support of those ground troops

...missile]] launchers also fall into this category. Weapons of this type are indirect fire and are expected to fire from well behind a front line, so their armor prot

...port weapon for infantry. It was most often used as a light [[mortar]] for indirect fire, but, indeed, could be used in direct fire. A reliable and lightweight weap

...direct fire support to infantry. In Stryker units, it is complemented, for indirect fire, by the [[M1129 mortar carrier‎]]. Both systems are allocated both to the

...Army Stryker vehicle family]], the '''M1129 [[mortar carrier]]''' provides indirect fire in direct support of infantry at the company and battalion levels.<ref nam

...air density. Projectiles fired from [[artillery]] and [[mortar]]s, used in indirect fire will have different trajectories than in thicker air.

...and a flat trajectory out to 800 meters. The weapon can be employed in an indirect fire role to engage targets from 800 meters out to the maximum effective range.

...e range of about 1 mile/1.6 km, although it occasionally has been used for indirect fire at up to 4.2mi/6.8 km. It can be fired in single shots, and in sniping appl

...d has become a generic term for a medium-sized [[unguided rocket]] used in indirect fire. In the original use, the rockets were fired from 12-rocket mounts on truck

...y are most common for the [[120mm mortar]], which is the most common heavy indirect fire support weapon organic to [[infantry]] units. Especially in Russian-influen

...FATDS). The scout unit has extensive target acquisition capability for the indirect fire weapons.

In a military context, a '''mortar''' is an indirect fire weapon, often muzzle-loader, firing shells using a gunpowder propellant. Mo ...ily carried by well-conditioned troops, and give the infantry commander an indirect fire capability, of longer range than most infantry weapons, under his immediate

::*Indirect fire (''not unique to Giap, but definitely 20th century'') The challenge is kno

...FATDS). The scout unit has extensive target acquisition capability for the indirect fire weapons.

...ry guns, which delivers shells at medium velocity. While normally used for indirect fire, many howitzers can be used in direct fire, typically in final defense of t

...lee attacks. He is the only class in the game that has the capability for indirect fire.

...so if it could hit its target, the target could see it. With the advent of indirect fire artillery toward the end of the 19th century, and as artillery range increa