Passing-out of Army Artillery recruits

[DESERT FIGHTER]

XVI
THE DASHING SIXTEEN=DASHERS
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[Super Falcon]

what does that stands for sir

 

[S-2]

"Well if it's the Assault Fire that you are practicing, it still is INDIRECT FIRE technique..."

FM 6-50 Chapter 8 Special Situations

Assault fire is somewhat similar but a different technique than practiced in the photo if only because the target is moving in direct fire. Only real difference aside from fuze setting (M557 PD fuze set to delay). Both are LOS (line-of-sight) engagements that would absolutely raise my hackles as I don't enjoy the idea of needlessly placing artillery gunners where they can be vulnerable to small arms and other fire. The above link chronicles our procedures generally for direct fire which I'd best describe as employed in a combat emergency. Included are both methods and fire commands.

"...your gunnery have rusted i believe"

Without question but that's a separate matter.

Russian Artillery-God Of War

U.S. Artillery- King of Battle

Infantry- Queen of Battle

Armor- Combat Arm of Decision
Thanks.

 

[Xeric]

S-2 you went into needless details. i just wanted to say that Assault Fire is an indirect technique of fire as opposed to bore laying. Moving targets, well you must be knowing that there are two techniques that gunners employ, one, when the target is not visible from the gun position; two, when the target can be seen from the gun position. i am not naming the procedures for the obvious reasons.

As for the Assault Fire, yes the gun detachment is definitely vulnerable, but there has to be a guud reason when one decides to undertake Assault Fire, now that doesnt mean one would flinch from ordering one.

May be procedures are different at your and our ends, may be we have a different definition of Direct and Indirect Fire, but what is common is the fact that Artillery at times is accurate then small arms

 

[Xeric]

i think you missed these pics in the gallery:

 

[Xeric]

 

[S-2]

M101A1 in that daytime photo. That's the weapon I had when a battery commander. Most army units had long transitioned to the M102 but we kept the M101A1 because we had a cold-weather (Alaska) mission and augmented marine amphib ops in the Pacific.

M102 would pull its baseplate out of sandy loam at Chg. 7 and you couldn't drive the baseplate stakes in Alaskan permafrost. I LOVE the weapon.

She's so purty...

Thanks.

 

[S-2]

Great print portrait, btw, of Kargil-Siachen I presume and, yeah, I missed all of those pics. S-2 likes cannon pics very much.

Thanks.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

what does that stands for sir

16 SP ARTY REGIMENT PRESIDENT MUSHARAFS AND EX DG ISI GEN MAHMOODS OWN,
HEROINE OF 65 AND 71
THE DASHERS

 

[Blackpearl]

He looks quite charged and motivated, but missing the earprotectors, i think very basic for safety

 

[Xeric]

He looks quite charged and motivated, but missing the earprotectors, i think very basic for safety

We dont use ear protectors in Pakistan Artillery.

BTW, the 'shout' is there to subdue the pressure on the ears, if you know.