Naval gunfire support
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Naval gunfire support, also known as naval surface fire support, or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within th
USS Iowa fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984.
The monitor HMS Marshal Ney, with her single turret trained to starboard (1915)
Stern view of HMS Lord Clive, her 18-inch gun is fitted on a fixed mounting on her quarterdeck, pointing to starboard (November 1918)
The WWI-era (launched 30 June 1917) United States Navy battleship USS Idaho shells Japanese defenses on Okinawa on 1 April 1945.
Artillery observer
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An artillery observer, artillery spotter, or forward observer is a soldier responsible for directing artillery and mortar fire support onto a target. An artillery observer usually accompanies a tank o
Danish Defence artillery observer using a thermal imaging camera and a laser rangefinder
A Canadian Armed Forces artillery observer watching an artillery strike during a live fire exercise
Medieval direct line-of-sight fire
British and French artillery observers during the Battle of Langemarck, 1917