Gunners’ reptile to the rescue

Soldier - Magazine of the British Army ^ | AUGUST 2004 | Graham Diggines

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Ragtime Cowgirl found this for us.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

FAMPL ping

[Little Ray]

Now if they just had an MLRS hooked up to thing so they fire a counter battery mission in a minute or less...

[KeyWest]

Ratheon had one of these under development quite some time ago, in the late 70s.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Field Artillery & Mortar Ping List

[Darksheare]

Cool, I want one (thousand)!

[flashbunny]

IIRC on the history channel a few years back there was something like that in development.

[CatoRenasci]

Is it.... TACFIRE Reincarnated?

This seems to be describing the capabilities (in general terms, of course) of the counterbattery radars we were fieling 25-30 years ago.

[bobbyd]

ping......LOL

[Darksheare]

Well, reason I mentioned I wanted one... thousand of them, it's because we had the FireFinder radar setup with my unit during Annual Training at fort Drum, and were looking at having OpFor try to take it out every night.

Prior to the set going hot, the gunny and myself were working on the next briefing for Advance Party out in the only place clear for us to piece a briefing together at.
In front of the radar set.
We had ten minutes, plenty of time, and were halfway through the details of which knucklehead was going to do what when my watch screams, and we start feeling warm.

Seems our effete whiny Captain decided to push the radar guys into starting up the radar early.
With us in front of it.

Mamaba looks like it wouldn't be much of a problem with that.
Especially if it's set up on the standard dirt pile in the middle of the firebase position.

You know, that watch hasn't been the same since?

[DonnerT]

Now if they just had an MLRS hooked up to thing so they fire a counter battery mission in a minute or less...

That is exactly what should happen. Whether the incoming round is from an orchard, a mouse-que or someones roof. We should have a bigger one going out before incoming arrives. Those who shoot would be eliminated by now and so would the sympathizers who allow shots from their property.

[DonnerT]

Now if they just had an MLRS hooked up to thing so they fire a counter battery mission in a minute or less...

That is exactly what should happen. Whether the incoming round is from an orchard, a mouse-que or someones roof. We should have a bigger one going out before incoming arrives. Those who shoot would be eliminated by now and so would the sympathizers who allow shots from their property.

[DonnerT]

Now if they just had an MLRS hooked up to thing so they fire a counter battery mission in a minute or less...

That is exactly what should happen. Whether the incoming round is from an orchard, a mouse-que or someones roof. We should have a bigger one going out before incoming arrives. Those who shoot would be eliminated by now and so would the sympathizers who allow shots from their property.

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Does it freeze time now?

[Darksheare]

No.
It dies, and kills batteries really quickly.

[DonnerT]

Sorry about the multiple. Danged dial-up dropped out twice.

[Xenalyte]

While I'm sure we're all intrigued by the question of what Gunner's reptile is doing these days, I feel someone must beseech him to holster it. ;)

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Worth repeating...

[DonnerT]

And neither have you! :)

[Timocrat]

That is exactly what should happen.

Yes . Once word gets around that you can pinpoint the location of enemy fire and immediately counter it, it will "concentrate the minds " (one way or another) of the terrorists about engaging in that sort of activity.