Course in Firing Medium-Caliber Antiaircraft Artillery of the Red Army.

Abstract

The Course in Marksmanship for medium caliber anti-aircraft artillery, 1944, includes a listing of the combat marksmanship exercises which have been selected as applicable to those missions carried out by medium caliber artillery in a combat situation. Combat marksmanship exercises are divided into gun, battery and battalion; and are conducted in accordance with the list of record firing in a sequence which insures transition from more simple to more complex firing situations. In mastering the 'Course in Marksmanship,' marksmanship exercises must be conducted in the first (preparatory), second and third missions. The firing is conducted at sleeve targets towed by aircraft. In those cases in which an aircraft with sleeve target cannot by used permission is granted to conduct firing at aircraft flying at reduced altitudes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1970
Accession Number
AD0714913

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Artillery
  • Marksmanship
  • Sequences
  • Transitions

Readers

  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Military Science
  • ballistics.