David Chapuis Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I read a while back (cant remember where) that the US had some sort of anti-battery system that uses the trajectory of enemy artillery and mortars to calculate firing positions. And, naturally, counter-battery fire would follow. This led to the rise of vehicle mounted mortars. So my questions are: 1)how long does it take the US to respond with this counter-battery system IRL? 2)How often do US units end up operating outside of their artillery's range? 2)Will we see Syrian mortars in Toyota pickups? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfish Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 I wasn't an artilleryman, but I'll try to relate what I've read lately. 1. Counterbattery rounds can, and sometimes actually do, get fired before the incoming enemy rounds even land. It depends on how quickly the incoming rounds are detected by the FireFinder radar, and how on the ball the counterbattery unit is. 2. It happens, but often MLRS units are used for counterbattery and some of those rockets have very long ranges. 3. I hope so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chapuis Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Originally posted by fytinghellfish: 1. Counterbattery rounds can, and sometimes actually do, get fired before the incoming enemy rounds even land. It depends on how quickly the incoming rounds are detected by the FireFinder radar, and how on the ball the counterbattery unit is. (Im thinking in CMx1 terms) - that kind of makes buying a Syrian 105mm spotter seem kind of pointless. And if you get a foot mortar team, I guess you better keep him away from the rest of your troops. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Captain_Wacky Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Originally posted by David Chapuis: I read a while back (cant remember where) that the US had some sort of anti-battery system that uses the trajectory of enemy artillery and mortars to calculate firing positions. And, naturally, counter-battery fire would follow. This led to the rise of vehicle mounted mortars. A few seconds. The counter fire is out before the incoming hits the deck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chapuis Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 Originally posted by Heil3451: A few seconds. The counter fire is out before the incoming hits the deck. Does the U.S. have a way of preventing like-kind attacks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Captain_Wacky Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Originally posted by David Chapuis: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Heil3451: A few seconds. The counter fire is out before the incoming hits the deck. Does the U.S. have a way of preventing like-kind attacks? </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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