Artillery Battery Position and Forward Observer Position The

Artillery Battery Position and Forward Observer Position- The Church is the a distant aiming point. See Red Border Captions for Action Field Phone Wire Base Gun Distant Aiming Point with a surveyed direction Forward Observer Scope and a field phone. The wire between the two points gives a known distance Meteorological Unit, in the general area, Gives Data to the Battery to compensate for variances which can effect the flight of the projectile. These include wind speed, wind direction. Gun Line with an aiming circle and Field Phone emplace

The officer with the aiming circle records the direction to the distant aiming point Field Phone Wire Field phone, The wire between the two points gives a known distance Meteorological Unit, in the general area, Gives Data to the Battery to compensate for variances which can effect the flight of the projectile. These include wind speed, wind direction. Gun Line and Field Phone Distant Aiming Point with a surveyed direction Officer with the aiming circle records distant aiming point.

This orientation is passed to the howitzers Meteorological Unit, in the general area, Gives Data to the Battery to compensate for variances which can effect the flight of the projectile. These include wind speed, wind direction. Field Phone Wire Field phone, The wire between the two points gives a known distance Gun Line and Field Phone Distant Aiming Point with a surveyed direction Base Gun along with the other Howitzers of the Battery are laid to match the direction given by the officer with the aiming circle Officer with the aiming circle transfers a known direction to the howitzers

The Forward Observer Spots a Target Forward Observer sees a target and telephones the gun line with the Gun’s direction & distance to target, which he works from the Plotter. Target Field Phone Wire Field phone, The wire between the two points gives a known distance Meteorological Data is added to the aiming points figured with the Plotter (horizontal) and to the Range and Sight Elevation (vertical) to account for variables due to weather conditions. Range to Target Distant Aiming Point with a surveyed direction The Range to Target (Given by the FO) is recorded on Base Gun’s Range Drum. The Howitzer’s Barrel is then elevated to match this calculation (plus Sight Elevation and Metrological Data Gun Line and Field Phone Officer with the aiming circle transfers a known direction to the howitzers

The Base Gun Fires Onto the Target with the Direction Given By the FO and the Quadrant from the Howitzer’s Range Drum Forward Observer Meteorological Data sees target and telephones the gun line with a direction & distance to target he works from the plotter. Target Field Phone Wire Distant Aiming Point with a surveyed direction Field phone, The wire between the two points gives a known distance Battery Fires onto the target All At Once. Because of good Meteorological Data, the rounds are accurate without adjustment is added to the aiming points figured with the Plotter (horizontal) and to the Range and Sight Elevation (vertical) to account for variables due to weather conditions. Gun Line and Field Phone Officer with the aiming circle transfers a known direction to the howitzers