Direct Fire Artillery - Thanks!

> At 02:36 PM 7/30/97 PDT, Nils wrote:

I spoke to a Marine Corps Artillery Officer here. He says the Marines love to
fire in Direct mode because the gun crew leader (a corpral) gets to aim and
shoot the gun without the direction of the fire control officer. They take
every opportunity they can find to shoot direct fire missions. He says the
effect of a barrage by an entire battery is very impressive and the beaten
zone is a line at a designated range from the battery...

I was the original poster of the question about Direct Fire Artillery that
spawned such a lively discussion. I wanted to thank everyone for your
responses & information. The discussion has been very informative & helpful.

Thanks,