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  • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post

    There was an ex with the Air Corps some years back where one ship used its guns in the indirect fire role, with corrections called from a spotter aboard an AW139.
    Since the old A/A drogue hauled by the Cessna was stood down, I don't thing there is anything in the inventory, and I'm not sure how often that was used by the NS.
    Cannot see what such an exercise would contribute to gunfire accuracy of any sort. AA requires a drogue with a sensor as AA ammunition is proximity fused and requires to pass within a laid down envelope to detonate. Surface fire is combined with a range return tracked by radar or more accurately by Laser OR visually within the horizon. From 1984 to 2000 there were probably no AW139 and the last acquired around 2006. It is critical for any Naval ship to have a measured accuracy for it's system.
    Last edited by ancientmariner; 8 October 2021, 09:44.

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      For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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        For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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