initial aiming point
initial aiming point
[i′nish·əl ′ām·iŋ ‚pȯint] (ordnance)
Point on which a gun is sighted to establish a reference line from which direction angles for targets are measured; from this reference line, other aiming points that give the direction of the targets are measured off.
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