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fire mission

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1. Specific assignment given to a fire unit as part of a definite plan.
2. Order used to alert the weapon/battery area and indicate that the message following is a call for fire.


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this system demonstrated fire missions of 18 seconds or less from receiving the mission from the Advanced FA Tactical Data System to firing the round.
Byline: Pajhwok Report ISAF accidentally kills 4 civilians in Paktika Pajhwok Report - Jul 20, 2008 - 12:20 KABUL (PAN): An ISAF unit on a fire mission accidentally killed four civilians; with an unconfirmed further three deaths.
In another few minutes the gun team was able to call "in order," meaning they were ready for a fire mission.
 
 
 
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