Field Artillery AIT: Inside the Firebase

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13J Fire Control Specialist

Delta Battery, 1st Battalion 78th Field Artillery

13J Class 56-23

Class 01/02-23 is in their first week of training! The class has successfully in-processed through the Battery and Battalion. The class then learns about tactical communications. To shoot effectively in the Field Artillery, ensuring we have operational communications is key to win the fight against our adversaries. The class will test on communications Wednesday, learn how to erect a 30ft antenna on Thursday, and start their 13J coursework Friday.

Class 55/56-23 is in week two of class! The class is currently learning how to construct a firing chart. The firing char is a method used in manual gunnery to extract the range to target from a cannon location, as well as where the tube will face, or what we call a deflection. The class will test Friday on the firing chart and gear up for the rest of manual gunnery next week!