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supporting artillery [sə′pȯrd·iŋ är′til·ə·rē] (ordnance) Artillery which executes fire missions in support of a specific unit, usually infantry, but remains under the command of the next higher artillery commander. 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 regulation included provisions for establishing liaison between supporting Artillery elements and territorial force headquarters down to the sub-sector level. Distributing fires in support of combat operations throughout noncontiguous areas of operations (AOs) would be strongly favored over mass for both maneuver and their supporting artillery. While it is impossible to go back and replay the battle during Operation Anaconda, it is reasonable to assume that supporting artillery would have saved infantry lives. |
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