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Old March 21st 10, 10:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message
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On Mar 21, 8:00 am, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
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How do you tell the artillery to hit 150 meters NNW of the purple
smoke, or is that still relevant?
jsw

** By radio, only if the arty has direct line of sight to the target.
For indirect fire, why throw smoke? (Unless you are relying on airborne
spotter to relay radio fire missions.)