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**Andrew Chaplin**

Jim Wilkins wrote in news:403ede79-f9c2-4ed1-9568-
:

How do you tell the artillery to hit 150 meters NNW of the purple
smoke, or is that still relevant?

If indirect fire artillery fired the purple smoke, you order "Excalibur.
Direction 6000. Add 150. [X rounds.] Fire for effect." The observer sends
this via some form of digital message entry device hooked up to a VHF burst
transmitter.

[Generally, however, if you're firing smoke to mark a target, you're
dealing with a target that doesn't require smart ammo.]
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Andrew Chaplin
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