What armies have always required for their artillery is greater range and increased accuracy-but today those two important elements that allow indirect fire to maintain its importance have to do so in scenarios where collateral damage has become a key issue of concern and where defining the whole area of responsibility is not always clear-cut. Time on target is another issue and, as volatile objectives have become the norm, the sensor-to-shooter cycle needs to be shortened as much as possible. In other words, the whole chain, from target designation to shell or warhead terminal effect, has tightened.
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