MBot Posted June 25, 2021 Posted June 25, 2021 I brought this up 15 years ago, but I think with the addition of the Hind its time again to request Volume Fire for non-computed air defense fire. Quote 5-6. To engage aerial platforms effectively, you must follow some basic rules. The first rule to follow is to use a technique known as volume fire (Figure 5-1). The key to success in engaging enemy air is to put out a high volume of fire. The more bullets a unit can put in the sky, the greater the chance the enemy will fly into them. Even if these fires do not hit the enemy, throwing up a wall of lead in the sky can intimidate enemy pilots, ultimately breaking off their attack or distracting them from taking proper aim. One of the most important points about volume fire is that once the lead distance is estimated, you must aim at the estimated aiming point and fire at that single point until the aircraft has flown past that point. Maintain the aiming point, not the lead distance. Once you start firing, do not adjust your weapon. Quote 5-8. The football field technique is a simple method of estimating lead distance. The theory is that most people have played or watched football and have a concept of how long a football field is. When told to lead the target by one football field, everyone aims at approximately the same point in space. One person's error in making the football field estimate will be offset by another person's error. The variation in aiming points will ensure that massed fire is delivered into a volume of space in front of the target rather than on a small point. Also, the differing perspectives from which the soldiers view the target will act to further distribute the fire over a volume of space. See Figures 5-2 and 5-3. TYPE AERIAL PLATFORMS COURSE AIMING POINT Jet/cruise missile Crossing Two Football Fields in Front of aerial platform Nose Jet/cruise missile Overhead Two Football Fields in Front of Aerial platform Nose Jet/cruise missile Directly at You Slightly Above Aerial platform Nose Helicopter Hovering Slightly Above Helicopter Body Helicopter/uav Directly at You Slightly Above Helicopter Body Helicopter/uav Crossing One half Football Field in Front of Nose 1
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