TACFIRE Tactical Fire Direction System

The AN/GSG-10 TACFIRE system automated Field Artillery command and control functions. It was composed of computers and remote devices such as the Variable Format Message Entry Device (VFMED), the Digital Message Device (DMD) and the Firefinder Field Artillery target acquisition radar system linked by digital communications using existing radio and wire communications equipment. Later in its service life, it also linked with the Battery Computer System (BCS) which had more advanced targeting algorithms. The last TACFIRE fielding was completed in 1987. Replacement of TACFIRE equipment began in 1994.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TACFIRE
• Tactical
• Fire
• Direction
• System
• Field
• Artillery
• Digital
• Message
• Device
• DMD
• US
• Army

[peepeevagi]

Can i run it on my vista?

[rfbush]

Was FDC with Btry B 3/16 FA 8th Inv Div Baumholder, FRG 75-77. Didn't have Tacfire yet. We thought FADAC was great!  We still always did a manual chart. We were pretty fast. I still remember being on Reforger and trying to prepare target lists. The minute you finish it they move you to a new position......

[13ECHO20]

@turtle599 I was at Baumholder from Nov 1988 to Dec 1991,. I was in Bravo 4/29.

[turtle599]

@spazman469

I entered the FDC (manual, Charts & Darts) in 1978. Worked with Freddy FADAC for a while then to Ft. Sill to teach TACFIRE in the basement of Knox Hall. Served as BN FDC Chief of 2/29 FA BN Baumholder Germany in Desert Storm. "Red Legs Rock"!!!

[turtle599]

I entered the FDC (manual, Charts & Darts) in 1978. Worked with Freddy FADAC for a while then to Ft. Sill to teach TACFIRE in the basement of Knox Hall. Served as BN FDC Chief of 2/29 FA BN in Desert Storm. "Red Legs Rock"!!!

[spazman469]

i was a tacfire repair (34L, 34Y) in Germany for 3.5 years....wow what memories!!!

[KingSparta2]

I worked on the VFMED, and light tacfire at fort lewis, a few years alater i helped them field Light tacfire to the 82nd, and worked in divarty FDC (I Was A FO, Batalion Fire Support NCO).

[rah2869]

Wow, this brings back flashbacks!

[ohredhk]

A plotter! Wooo!

[Calimari459]

It's not vista compatible :(