Posted on May 1, 2024
What is your rationale for the continuation of teaching manual gunnery?
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My rationale for the continuation of teaching manual gunnery is so that a "skilled" FDC person could still determine "reasonably accurate" (HE/Q only) firing data if all electronic means is in the toilet. This is never a complete solution, however an FA unit with guns that don't go boom, is merely a massive target-to-be. Do you agree with this rationale?
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And do fools actually think that computers/etc. won't be 1st legitimate targets. Can see it now- "Oh Sorry, Fire request denied- we are having technical issues".
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Yes. I was in during the very start of GPS for navigation. I still carried a compass.
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It has been my experience, the fancier and more complicated a piece of electronics is the more likely it will fail the very moment you need it the most! Knowing how to do something "old school" is not a bad ace to have in the hole.
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