Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 2/2009: 89-98

Peculiarities of Shooting and Control Mortar Units, Equipped by 120mm Mortars M82Military professional

Prof. Ing. Ladislav Potužák, CSc., pplk. Ing. Josef Vondrák

The article is concentrated on explaining the most important provisions during the preparation and control of shooting procedures, targeting, effective fire, namely during shelling with reference to depth and width of target. First, the authors introduce security regulations, followed by main features of fire control: meteorological preparation, ballistic preparation and other elements of fire. Mortar battery uses distributed fire by platoons, sections or lines. The authors offer several fire tables, schemes, and artillery charts. The basic requirement for deployment of artillery is its effectivity, which presupposed flawless knowledge of shooting rules and their masterly implementation in practice.

Keywords: artilery,fire,training,mortar units

Published: June 15, 2009  Show citation