Direct shot
A direct shot is a shot with firearms in which the target can be aimed directly, optically or by means of electronic sights. In contrast, there is an indirect shot when the location of the target is known, but it cannot be aimed directly, but the direction and elevation of the pipe must be calculated.
The projectile fired follows an approximately parabolic ballistic trajectory that rises above the line of sight and then falls again. After a projectile leaves the tube, it is subject to the drag that slows the projectile down, the gravity that pulls the projectile down, and other influences. The line of sight therefore does not coincide with the core axis of the tube because of the curvature of the trajectory of the projectile. The elevation of the tube above the line of sight depends on the combat range and the speed of the projectile. If the aiming distance is correctly increased or set, the trajectory of the bullet and the line of sight in the target intersect.
Examples
- Artillery: In contrast to indirect aiming , a target that the gun can see at shorter distances is aimed with a panoramic telescope, a tank riflescope, over the rear sight and through the barrel and fought with the greatest propellant charge .
- Hunting shooting: the target is aimed at with the rear sight and front sight or in a telescopic sight and fought with a rapid trajectory.
Sources (NVA)
- Marlene Hillen (editor): Handbook of basic military knowledge. Berlin 1988
- Volker Latuske (editor): Manual for motorized shooters . Berlin 1974
- Dieter Reinhardt / Josef Nimmrichter: Shooting with the armament of the motorized riflemen. Berlin 1989
- Armin Preuhs: ABC of Shooting. Berlin 1988