Fire Commands for the M60A3 Tank. Booklet 1. Overview of Fire Commands

Abstract

In order to prepare a correct fire command, a Tank Commander (TC) must be aware of certain kinds of target and gunnery information. Also, he must know what statements to make, and his crew's responses, if a fire command is to be useful. With that information, he will be able to prepare and announce a fire command which results in target destruction. This booklet will provide the general information required to prepare a fire command. It will also tell you how to announce a fire command, including crew responses, for the following kinds of engagements: M35E1/TTS Precision; M35E1/TTS Battlesight; M105D precision, and M105D Battlesight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA164672

Entities

People

  • Ronald E. Kraemer

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Battlefields
  • Computers
  • Corn
  • Deflection
  • Errors
  • Guns
  • Identification
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Lasers
  • Machine Guns
  • Multiple Targets
  • Precision
  • Social Sciences
  • Training
  • Weapons

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