Very nice video, thanks for sharing. Hope to see more like it in the future.
In response to others below, yes, US Artillerymen do their own calculations as well. Computers/GPS are nice, but each must be able to do it without aid.
One day perhaps RU/US Artillerymen will be able to practice with each other. It would be a great adventure and a lot of fun!!!
@tzebra Thank you for participation in discussion. In my channel you can find dozens of "Voennoe Delo" translated and subtitled episodes.
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"Voennoe Delo" show has one episode when US soldiers visited Russia for infantry drills. They have drove some vehicles and tried many different types of weapons. I haven't translated it yet, but it seems that they indeed had fun there and enjoyed it quite much.
@jack99889988 People who base solely on computers, without understanding elementary basis, become very good executors of manuals and instructions. But they are helpless in non-standard situations or in case, when they are left without hi-tech gizmos.
Understanding of elementary principles allow to a person to "apply those principles creatively in any combined situation"... as it was stated here. Well, it's just a competition. There are similar competitions of tank crews in many armies.
@BitnikGr Believe it or not actually the US army artillery crews do still do their own trig and math. The computer is there, but they still have to be able to pull the exact right calculations out of their head. Said computers do go out quite a bit, and they still have excellent accuracy.
@BitnikGr I'm sorry, I should have clarified. I meant specialized ballistics calculators, not handheld. we have in some units a handheld device that you just plug in the windage, distance, angle, shell data, etc., and it outputs the necessary calculations.
@redreaper2020 Aha. Got it. I've seen something similar for snipers. Small, mobile, meteo-station and rangefinder. Automatically gives needed correction.
@redreaper2020 In 2000, it happened for me to be on live fire artillery exercises in quite close proximity. We are talking about 2-3km. It is true... I wouldn't like to be on the other side.
@BitnikGr oh wow! My father is a Vietnam vet, he always said that two things that the Russians couldn't be beat at were handheld firearms and artillery.
Very nice video, thanks for sharing. Hope to see more like it in the future.
In response to others below, yes, US Artillerymen do their own calculations as well. Computers/GPS are nice, but each must be able to do it without aid.
One day perhaps RU/US Artillerymen will be able to practice with each other. It would be a great adventure and a lot of fun!!!
tzebra 8 months ago
@tzebra Thank you for participation in discussion. In my channel you can find dozens of "Voennoe Delo" translated and subtitled episodes.
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"Voennoe Delo" show has one episode when US soldiers visited Russia for infantry drills. They have drove some vehicles and tried many different types of weapons. I haven't translated it yet, but it seems that they indeed had fun there and enjoyed it quite much.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
hmm do u have an translated episode for typhoon submarine?
jack99889988 8 months ago
@jack99889988 I don't think so. I have translated only episode about "Gephard" class submarine.
And about "Los Angeles" and "Ohio" classes in US Navy.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
Voennoe Delo vs future weapon. crude but informative vs sophisticated but numb.
javabeserk 8 months ago
Correct me if I'm wrong artillery guys must be good at trigonometry
JASHVEER22 8 months ago
@JASHVEER22 Yes. This is what is said here.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@JASHVEER22 maybe not because artillery guys in U.S army use hand-held computer to calculate slope and amount of powder is needed
jack99889988 8 months ago
@jack99889988 perhaps mastery of the basics is essential while still moving on with Hi tech
JASHVEER22 8 months ago
@jack99889988 People who base solely on computers, without understanding elementary basis, become very good executors of manuals and instructions. But they are helpless in non-standard situations or in case, when they are left without hi-tech gizmos.
Understanding of elementary principles allow to a person to "apply those principles creatively in any combined situation"... as it was stated here. Well, it's just a competition. There are similar competitions of tank crews in many armies.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@BitnikGr Believe it or not actually the US army artillery crews do still do their own trig and math. The computer is there, but they still have to be able to pull the exact right calculations out of their head. Said computers do go out quite a bit, and they still have excellent accuracy.
redreaper2020 8 months ago
@redreaper2020 Well, that means that they are very good professionals. Like all US army branches and units, involved with any kind of vehicles.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@BitnikGr :D
I heard somewhere that Russia was planning on a similar system, the handheld calculators. It'd be interesting to see implemented.
redreaper2020 8 months ago
@redreaper2020 What do you mean? In this video one soldier uses hand-held calculator. Watch at 2:56-3:00. Except if you mean something else...
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@BitnikGr I'm sorry, I should have clarified. I meant specialized ballistics calculators, not handheld. we have in some units a handheld device that you just plug in the windage, distance, angle, shell data, etc., and it outputs the necessary calculations.
redreaper2020 8 months ago
@redreaper2020 Aha. Got it. I've seen something similar for snipers. Small, mobile, meteo-station and rangefinder. Automatically gives needed correction.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@BitnikGr Yup. Rapid ballistics calculation + russian artillery's awesome range and power = dear god help whoever's on the wrong end of it!
redreaper2020 8 months ago
@redreaper2020 In 2000, it happened for me to be on live fire artillery exercises in quite close proximity. We are talking about 2-3km. It is true... I wouldn't like to be on the other side.
BitnikGr 8 months ago
@BitnikGr oh wow! My father is a Vietnam vet, he always said that two things that the Russians couldn't be beat at were handheld firearms and artillery.
redreaper2020 8 months ago 2