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Indirect fire

Indirect fire is shooting a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the gun and its target, in contrast to the case of direct fire. Aiming of indirect fire is instead performed by predicting a parabolic ballistic trajectory via calculation of the azimuth and inclination, and may include calibrating the aim by observer feedback about…

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Indirect fire

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related to Related issues · 13
Indirect fire → After, Before, Each, First World War, However, In, Indirect, Initially, Observers, Such, The, United Kingdom, United States
related to history · 6
Indirect fire → City, De'an, Governor Chen Gui, In China, Indirect, It
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Indirect fire → Indirect, It, M1897, There, World War
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Indirect fire → principal method of long-range artillery fire support

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Indirect fireis aprincipal method of long-range artillery fire support0.90text
draginstance ofwhich exposes it more to deflectional factors0.80text
crosswindinstance ofwhich exposes it more to deflectional factors0.80text
the famous M1897 75 mminstance ofhence the bullet-shields fitted to the carriages of guns0.80text
Indirect firerelated to DescriptionIndirect0.60section
Indirect firerelated to DescriptionWorld War0.60section
Indirect firerelated to DescriptionM18970.60section
Indirect firerelated to DescriptionIt0.60section
Indirect firerelated to DescriptionThere0.60section
Indirect firerelated to historyIndirect0.60section
Indirect firerelated to historyIt0.60section
Indirect firerelated to historyIn China0.60section

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