23. CLOSE DEFENSE SYSTEMS

Close defense systems are designed to protect vehicles, aircraft, strongpoints, buildings and concentrations of troops from incoming projectiles. They utilize a wide range of technologies to intercept and destroy incoming missiles and warheads.

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23. Close Defense Systems
Table 17. Specialized Systems – Vehicle

22. COMMUNICATIONS

Communications are the means by which troops pass information on to each other and to the battlenet regarding the actions and the locations of enemy forces. Communications are also used to provide targeting information for indirect fire weapons.

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22. CommunicationsTable 18. Communications

20. INDIRECT FIRE AND ARTILLERY

Indirect fire is used to bring enemy forces under fire by artillery pieces that cannot directly observe them. In order to fire on enemy forces that it cannot see, an artillery piece must have the enemy spotted for it and reported by a friendly observer. Artillery weapons include guns, howitzers, mortars and artillery rockets.

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20. Indirect Fire and Artillery