Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training
Indirect fire is a domain of artillery. Tanks due to their combat capabilities (mobility, hit resistance and accuracy of fire) were hardly used for such type of tasks, although being prepared from constructional point of view. Nevertheless, evaluation of a concept of tanks utilization in a battlefie...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Military University of Land Forces
2018-10-01
|
| Series: | Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://zeszyty-naukowe.awl.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.0721 |
| _version_ | 1818119759183478784 |
|---|---|
| author | Adam Koniuk |
| author_facet | Adam Koniuk |
| author_sort | Adam Koniuk |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Indirect fire is a domain of artillery. Tanks due to their combat capabilities (mobility, hit resistance and accuracy of fire) were hardly used for such type of tasks, although being prepared from constructional point of view. Nevertheless, evaluation of a concept of tanks utilization in a battlefield frequently oscillated around a support of infantry or just operation support. Closing down and ceasing development of artillery units as a result of the Polish Armed Forces’ transformation led to a situation under which the lack of an adequately intensive artillery fire significantly affecting support of first echelon units can be faced during real operations. For this reason, the General Command of Branches of Armed Forces bearing in mind tanks’ capability of fulfilling the aforementioned task decided to reactivate the competence of indirect fire by tanks’ crews, especially because the execution of this task was terminated at the beginning of the 1990s. The article presents the analysis of documents in force related to conducting indirect fire by a tank subunit and characteristics of individual undertakings required for preparation of a subunit to fulfil above-mentioned tasks based on the experience gained by a tank battalion of the 15th Mechanized Brigade in Gizycko, as well as realization of numerous organizational projects necessary for shooting preparation and fire control execution during fulfillment of this type of fire tasks. Results of practical indirect fire execution by tanks lead to constructive observations referred to achieving high results of an accurate indirect fire by tanks and implementing changes in documents which normalize training and shooting processes, adjusting an organizational portion of the project to the current organizational structures of tank and artillery subunits and to correlations resulting from this fact. The article also inclines to discussion regarding the direction of changes indispensable for conducting the indirect fire by tanks and the rationale of the execution of these tasks in a contemporary battlefield. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-11T05:15:18Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-316ed8c7e00f48ffaf15a2a5d9d48489 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2544-7122 2545-0719 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-11T05:15:18Z |
| publishDate | 2018-10-01 |
| publisher | Military University of Land Forces |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces |
| spelling | doaj.art-316ed8c7e00f48ffaf15a2a5d9d484892022-12-22T01:19:50ZengMilitary University of Land ForcesScientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces2544-71222545-07192018-10-011904304410.5604/01.3001.0013.072101.3001.0013.0721Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate trainingAdam Koniuk0The armored battalion, the Zawisza Czarny 15th Mechanized BrigadeIndirect fire is a domain of artillery. Tanks due to their combat capabilities (mobility, hit resistance and accuracy of fire) were hardly used for such type of tasks, although being prepared from constructional point of view. Nevertheless, evaluation of a concept of tanks utilization in a battlefield frequently oscillated around a support of infantry or just operation support. Closing down and ceasing development of artillery units as a result of the Polish Armed Forces’ transformation led to a situation under which the lack of an adequately intensive artillery fire significantly affecting support of first echelon units can be faced during real operations. For this reason, the General Command of Branches of Armed Forces bearing in mind tanks’ capability of fulfilling the aforementioned task decided to reactivate the competence of indirect fire by tanks’ crews, especially because the execution of this task was terminated at the beginning of the 1990s. The article presents the analysis of documents in force related to conducting indirect fire by a tank subunit and characteristics of individual undertakings required for preparation of a subunit to fulfil above-mentioned tasks based on the experience gained by a tank battalion of the 15th Mechanized Brigade in Gizycko, as well as realization of numerous organizational projects necessary for shooting preparation and fire control execution during fulfillment of this type of fire tasks. Results of practical indirect fire execution by tanks lead to constructive observations referred to achieving high results of an accurate indirect fire by tanks and implementing changes in documents which normalize training and shooting processes, adjusting an organizational portion of the project to the current organizational structures of tank and artillery subunits and to correlations resulting from this fact. The article also inclines to discussion regarding the direction of changes indispensable for conducting the indirect fire by tanks and the rationale of the execution of these tasks in a contemporary battlefield.http://zeszyty-naukowe.awl.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.0721shootingtanksindirect firecovert fire position |
| spellingShingle | Adam Koniuk Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces shooting tanks indirect fire covert fire position |
| title | Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training |
| title_full | Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training |
| title_fullStr | Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training |
| title_short | Using tanks for indirect fire – an attempt to reactivate training |
| title_sort | using tanks for indirect fire an attempt to reactivate training |
| topic | shooting tanks indirect fire covert fire position |
| url | http://zeszyty-naukowe.awl.edu.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.0721 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT adamkoniuk usingtanksforindirectfireanattempttoreactivatetraining |