The M16 plotting board remains the best tool we have to help our Infantry mortar leaders conceptualize the synchronization between the three elements of a commander's
indirect fire support team.
The lightweight and compact gun was purposely developed by the Mandus Group to provide
indirect fire support to light infantry or special forces units.
Non-fire support personnel are by definition the greatest consumers of
indirect fire support. Non-aviation personnel are equally by definition the greatest customers for aerial close fires.
One of the most important of these will be the Army's new
indirect fire support capability.
Oto Melara showed its 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer based on a Centauro 8x8 chassis and aimed at providing
indirect fire support to medium brigades.
Indirect fire support remains a top priority for the Infantry as well.
Indirect fire support at squad level is always a critical point given the weight soldiers have to carry.
The MC-B is based on the common Stryker vehicle and provides immediate, close
indirect fire support to the SBCT in the conduct of fast paced offensive operations.
Following the end of the Cold War, when
indirect fire support was nearly always available to small infantry units as they were part of a coherent combat operation, the advent of asymmetrical scenarios totally changed the parameters.
An
indirect fire support system by my other name is still an
indirect fire support system.
When no live rounds are available, consider using the TSFO or GUARDFIST with both the maneuver leader and the fire supporter to train the intricacies of
indirect fire support.
Organic and inorganic
indirect fire support are important to ground combat operations, but organic fires have been indispensable to success" (emphasis added).