Aiming point
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Aiming point
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In field artillery, the accuracy of indirect fire depends on the use of aiming points. In air force terminology the aiming point refers to holding the intersection of the cross hairs on a bombsight when fixed at a specific target. An indirect fire aiming point provides a point of angular reference to aim a gun in the required horizontal direction – azimuth. Until the 1980s aiming points were essential for indirect fire artillery. They are also used by mortars and machine guns firing indirectly.
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A variable in aiming a weapon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiming_point
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2023-09-08T04:07:27Z
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