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World War I saw the birth of scientific sound ranging. It brought together the necessary sensors, measurement technology, and analysis capabilities required to do effective sound ranging. Like many technology concepts, the idea of using sound to locate enemy artillery pieces came to a number of people at about the same time.
The first basic military map symbols began to be used by western armies in the decades following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.During World War I, there was a degree of harmonisation between the British and French systems, including the adoption of the colour red for enemy forces and blue for allies; the British had previously used red for friendly troops because of the traditional red coats ...
The many publications Richwald created on identifying and disarming enemy ordnance have been used to train soldiers from all four branches of the U.S. armed forces, saving many lives, [4] while he and/or his training materials helped teach identification and safing techniques to nearly every EOD specialist in the U.S. armed forces. [3]
AN-TPQ 47, the US Army's latest Target Acquisition and Artillery Locating Radar. Target acquisition is the detection and identification of the location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means. The term is used for a broad area of applications.
Fire missions are started with a warning stating the observer identification (call sign) and the type of mission to be fired: "M10, this is G35, adjust fire, over." The next radio transmission will be from the artillery battery, mirroring what was sent: "G35, this is M10, adjust fire, out."
A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
Light artillery, commonly known as field artillery, is designed to be lightweight and easy to transport on the battlefield. The need for light weight limited the size of the shells and the damage they could inflict on the enemy. Heavy artillery is difficult to transport and typically used in fixed positions during siege warfare. Heavy artillery ...