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   From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/16/2025 9:57 PM, Jay Morris wrote:   
   > On 10/15/2025 9:00 PM, Cryptoengineer wrote:   
   >> "Time on target" involves firing several projectiles, setting the   
   >> propellent charges, firing times, and elevation of the cannon(s)   
   >> to cause the shells to arrive at the target simultaneously.   
   >>   
   >> I've seen this done using cannon that have liquid propellants   
   >> and computer control. I can't imagine it being done with fixed   
   >> charges, or without computers, save as the result of a careful   
   >> iterative set of firings to zero on on the charges, timing and   
   >> elevations needed.   
   >>   
   >> Please remember that Aubrey makes sh*t up.   
   >   
   > Infantry light mortar platoon (81mm) leader, 1979. The light platoons   
   > and the heavy mortar platoon (4.2 in) would practice ToT coordination   
   > and we didn't use liquid propellant or computers. We used manual   
   > plotting boards. The big boys would do the same with 105mm, 155mm, 8   
   > inch and even naval big guns if available. It was rarely done on the fly   
   > as it took time to set up and coordinate. Nowadays it is done by   
   > computer and could be done on the fly. Target coordinates are entered,   
   > the fire control computer figures bearing, elevation, charge for each   
   > tube and transmits the data to each section. Guns are laid and somebody   
   > yells fire at the correct time.   
      
   Interesting! Today I Learned....   
      
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