tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post6705153046178132127..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: A "15 years too late" analysis on precision munitions and survivabilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-58035285789370677062012-06-03T19:46:54.471+02:002012-06-03T19:46:54.471+02:00What about a suitable simulation tool?
Take a fast...What about a suitable simulation tool?<br />Take a fast flying toy UAV with an add on that makes sound (preferably a loud explosion sound) and a small fog machine for better location of the source. When it appears and rings, a zone around it is hit. The toy UAV flies to the specified coordinates artillery calculates, but can be stationed nearby in order to provide realistic timing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-64133392280418274542011-09-29T20:07:45.650+02:002011-09-29T20:07:45.650+02:00Sure, but it's difficult to simulate indirect ...Sure, but it's difficult to simulate indirect fires in training areas. The referee can tell a company commander that he was caught in mortar fire and some exposed exterior parts as well as some tank commander heads were hit.<br />Problem: You'd need the infrastructure to<br />* know about the strike<br />* know which referee is relevant (or tell all of them)<br />* tell him<br />* let him be aware of his position<br /><br />Meanwhile, for line of sight engagements you don't need more than blanks, some muzzle smoke simulators and possibly laser training gear.<br /><br />It's much easier to incorporate direct fire threats in training than indirect fire threats.<br /><br /><br />On the other hand, I'd establish a standing order that referees declare all dead who've been involved during a firefight in the same 100x100 m area for more than 2:30 minutes (or been otherwise observed in that area).S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-90865186925915738262011-09-29T10:16:52.266+02:002011-09-29T10:16:52.266+02:00"The incompetent harassment mortar teams of T..."The incompetent harassment mortar teams of Third World insurgents did certainly not help to press this point about modern indirect fires into the minds of our army leaders."<br /><br />See, this always worries me, surely, during a power point exercise once upon a time, an artillery officer stood up and said, "I could wipe out your entire battalion in under a minute if you did that".TrTnoreply@blogger.com