(DoD, NATO) In artillery and naval gunfire support, the direction, distance, and vertical correction from the observer/spotter position to the target.
(DoD, NATO) Coordinates derived from the distance and angular measurements from a fixed point (pole).
(DoD, NATO) Coordinates derived from the distance and angular measurements from a fixed point (pole).
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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