Artillery observer
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artillery-observer-173-1056035
title:
Artillery observer
text:
An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer (FO) is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target. An artillery observer usually accompanies a tank or infantry unit. Spotters ensure that indirect fire hits targets which those at a fire support base cannot see.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Military role for observing artillery strikes and directing them to their targets
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_observer
date created:
2004-11-07T08:00:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:53:06Z
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13
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