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unusual facts about Fire support



Wilburt S. Brown

During this period, four Army infantry and two Marine divisions were trained in amphibious warfare at the base and Brown became one of the pioneers in the coordination of naval gunfire, artillery, and air support.


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Area of responsibility

Communication is key, either for reconnaissance to report intelligence or fire support for ground forces.

Battle for Height 776

They received fire support, including from the regimental artillery battalion's 2S9 Nona self-propelled 120 mm mortars; however, a pair of Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters reportedly turned back after being shot at en route.

BL 7.2-inch howitzer

They managed to perform relatively well and were kept in service by the British until the end of the war, in their AGRA Units as parts of "Heavy" regiments to provide heavy fire support for British and Commonwealth troops.

BTR-90

The vehicle was intended for the use of mechanized units of the Russian Army as well as marine units of the Russian Navy, as a vehicle for fire support, transportation of personnel, surveillance, reconnaissance, and patrolling tasks.

Fairmile H landing craft

This was a Landing Craft Support (LCS) boat fitted with extra weapons to give fire support to landing craft particularly in being able to provide some anti-tank capability.

Jesse B. Oldendorf

Cruiser Division 4, consisting of cruisers and battleships, supported carrier operations and provided fire support for the landings in the Marshalls, Palaus, Marianas, and Leyte.

John Uberti

After completing the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) where he served as a Fire Support Team Chief, Battery Fire Direction Officer, Battery Executive Officer and Battalion S4.

M198 howitzer

It also provides field artillery fire support for all Marine Air-Ground Task Force organizations.

M981 FISTV

The M981 FISTV has been supplanted by the M7 Bradley and M1131 Stryker fire support vehicles.

Operation Coburg

The Australians subsequently clashed with the Viet Cong during early patrols in Area of Operations (AO) Columbus, while later Fire Support Base (FSB) Andersen was repeatedly subjected to major ground assaults.