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...val gun]], [[unguided rocket]], and [[guided missile]] fire from ships, in direct support of ground forces; does not include [[close air support]] even if the aircra

...guns and other shipborne weapons such as multiple rocket launchers in the direct support of land forces, usually in amphibious warfare. It is distinct from close ai

(MC) self-propelled [[120mm mortar]] for indirect fire in direct support of [[Stryker Brigade Combat Team]]s

Direct support self-propelled [[105mm cannon]] in the [[Stryker (armored fighting vehicle)

...y]], the High Command of the Armed Forces, or the military staff office in direct support of [[Adolf Hitler]]

...close proximity to friendly forces that are in contact with enemy forces; direct support of ground combat requiring extreme care to avoid [[fratricide (military)|fr

...de launcher''', sometimes translated, '''heavy grenade discharger''', as a direct support weapon for infantry. It was most often used as a light [[mortar]] for indir

Direct support weapons include, at the battalion level, four [[120mm mortar|120mm]] carrie

...cle family]], the '''M1129 [[mortar carrier]]''' provides indirect fire in direct support of infantry at the company and battalion levels.<ref name=M1129>

...e, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron]]. The infantry units have direct support from [[M1128 mobile gun system]] (MGS) vehicles armed with [[105mm cannon]]

...nits, 155mm support remains at the fires brigade, which is focused less on direct support and more planning and execution for joint fire support operations. Its capa

*Direct support artillery will be in place at D-1

Direct support weapons include, at the battalion level, [[120mm mortar|120mm]] and [[81mm

...rs in Western militaries is they are organic to maneuver units and provide direct support, and can be brought into use without the more extensive coordination requir

...t, training, and readiness, it reports to the Air Force Space Command. For direct support of operations, including satellite operations and space warning, it reports

systems in direct support of current and future operations. This is an integrated intelligence

In June 2009, the House passed a bill relaxing these controls, with the direct support of President [[Barack Obama]] and [[Under Secretary of State for Arms Contr

==General versus direct support== When a support unit is put into direct support of a unit taking action, the support unit exclusively meets the need of the

...was to protect the fleet from enemy air attacks, but it soon swung back to direct support of ground operations.

...ce Operations said, in 2002, "If you had offered the B-1 with [[JDAM]]s in direct support of ground forces as a solution 10 years ago, I would have laughed heartily