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direct fire [də¦rekt ′fīr] (ordnance) Fire delivered on a target in which the weapon sights are brought directly on the target. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Afghan's basic FA training focused on basic Military Occupational Skill (MOS) 13B10 Cannoneer Crew-member tasks for direct fire. He has deployed to war zones multiple times, interacting with his customers and implementing projects, where he has faced indirect fire from mortars and rockets on a daily basis and has occasionally faced direct fire from automatic weapons, as well as danger from improvised explosive devices and land mines. Although the force development process has articulated a requirement for a LF integral direct fire capability (anti-armour, anti-structure, and area suppression), the loss of anti-armour/direct fire support platoons from the LIBs has exacerbated the problem. |
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