indirect laying

indirect laying

[‚in·də′rekt ′lā·iŋ]

(ordnance)

Aiming a gun either by sighting at a fixed object called the aiming point instead of at the target or by using a means of pointing other than a sight, such as a gun director, when the target cannot be seen from the gun position.

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