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gun-target line

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An imaginary straight line from gun to target. Also called GTL.
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Excalibur also has the ability to be fired as much as 300 mils, or 17 degrees, off the gun-target line and still maneuver to hit the target.
Excalibur: new precision engagement asset in the warfight-- by Grubb, Noel D.; Belcher, Mark W. / Fires
Generally speaking, it requires a very large error in propellant temperature to produce small errors in range along the gun-target line.
Troubleshooting the gunnery solution--a leader STX by Batule, Kevin M. / FA Journal
Once the mission is sent to the firing unit, the requestor can send refinements to the target grid without generating a new mission, provided those changes are within 100 mils of the original target laterally along the gun-target line.
GMLRS Unitary Battle Drill and the Ready First Combat Team by Weyrauch, Paul C. / FA Journal
 
 
 
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