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Artillery Operations ___________________________________________________________________________________________ G-13
in the periphery of the port area or in the vicinity
of the port for its own protection in order to minimize
the risk of damage from attack. (JP 1-02)
displacement—1. The act of leaving a position
before occupying another. 2. The undesired
movement of a sight caused by traversing the
tube or by the shock of firing.
displacement report—A report used to report the
displacement of a firing battery or element. The
DISREP is submitted when the unit can no longer
fire from its present position due to displacement.
distant aiming point—An aiming point at least
1,500 meters from the pieces.
distributed fire—Fire so dispersed as to
engage most effectively an area target. See also
fire. (JP 1-02)
distribution of fire—The pattern of bursts in the
target area; the sheaf.
doctrine—Fundamental principles by which the
military forces or elements thereof guide their
actions in support of national objectives. It is
authoritative but requires judgment in application.
(JP 1-02)
dud—Explosive munition which has not been
armed as intended or which has failed to explode
after being armed. (JP 1-02)
electronic line of sight—A straight, unobstructed
path from the transmit antenna of an emitter to
either a reflecting object or a receive antenna.
emergency mission—Mission occupying a position,
from the march, in response to a call for fire,
without prior reconnaissance or preparation of the
position. See also hip shoot.
end of mission—In artillery and naval gunfire
support, an order given to terminate firing on a
specific target. (JP 1-02)
end of orienting line—A point on the orienting
line marked by any sharply defined permanent or
semipermanent object such as a steeple, flag-pole,
or stake It should be visible during darkness.
explosive ordnance—All munitions containing
explosives, nuclear fission or fusion materials, and
biological and chemical agents. This includes
bombs and warheads; guided and ballistic missiles;
artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition;
all mines, torpedoes, and depth charges; demolition
charges; pyrotechnics; clusters and dispensers;
cartridge and propellant actuated devices; electroexplosive
devices; clandestine and improvised
explosive devices; and all similar or related items or
components explosive in nature. (JP 1-02)
field storage location—A controlled, limitedaccess
area in which a unit having custody of
nuclear weapons stores them. Its primary purpose
is to prevent unauthorized and uncontrolled
access to the weapons.
final protective fire—An immediately available prearranged
barrier of fire designed to impede enemy
movement across defensive lines or areas. (JP 1-02)
fire—1. The command given to discharge a
weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive
charge by means of a firing system. See also barrage
fire; close supporting fire; concentrated fire;
counterfire; counterpreparation fire; covering
fire; deep supporting fire; destruction fire; direct
fire; direct supporting fire; distributed fire; grazing
fire; harassing fire; indirect fire; interdiction
fire; neutralization fire; observed fire; radar fire;
registration fire; scheduled fire; searching fire;
supporting fire; suppressive fire; unobserved fire;
zone fire. (JP 1-02)
fire capabilities chart—A chart, usually in the
form of an overlay, showing the areas which can
be reached by the fire of the bulk of the weapons
of a unit. (JP 1-02)