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sound and flash ranging

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sound and flash ranging [¦sau̇nd ən ¦flash ′rānj·iŋ]
(ordnance)
Two distinct and separate but supplementary systems of locating enemy weapons and, secondarily, adjusting friendly counterfire: by observation by sonic devices on the sound produced by the enemy weapon in firing or by the friendly projectile in exploding; or by visual observation of the flash produced or of the point of burst of the enemy weapon or friendly projectile.


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The artillery needed technical experts who could dedicate themselves to understanding the complex art of surveying and sounding the atmosphere for meteorological information or coordinating sound and flash ranging teams.
 
 
 
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