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Nine Minutes of Indirect Fire Weapons Being Used in Myanmar
Published 1 years ago
Roughly nine minutes of combat footage from Myanmar shows a series of indirect fire weapon systems being used to bracket and suppress a military patrol somewhere in the Kayin state.
Throughout the video, you'll notice an impromptu leader directing all of the fire. Normally, this position would be occupied by multiple people in something known as a Fire Direction Center. In this instance, he's more of a one man Fire Direction Controller who is liaising with forward observers via what is most likely an unencrypted radio that any competent military would already have cracked.
It's also interesting to note that they're not only conducting their indirect fires with small mortar tubes. They're also utilizing a variety of other indirect fire systems throughout the video to achieve additional suppression.
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Josh Brooks
Josh is an American writer and former USMC machine gunner with eight years of experience in ground combat arms throughout the GWOT. He is currently based in Texas and specializes in combat footage analysis and digital marketing.Follow Josh at OfficialJoshBrooks.com