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In the military, target acquisition denotes any process that provides detailed information about enemy forces and locates them with sufficient accuracy to permit continued monitoring or target designation and engagement.

It includes target acquisition for both direct and indirect fire weapon
Indirect fire

In the context of warfare, direct fire means aiming through a sight directly at the target. This sight may be open fore and back sight or optical....
s as well as for information operations.








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In the military, target acquisition denotes any process that provides detailed information about enemy forces and locates them with sufficient accuracy to permit continued monitoring or target designation and engagement.

It includes target acquisition for both direct and indirect fire weapon
Indirect fire

In the context of warfare, direct fire means aiming through a sight directly at the target. This sight may be open fore and back sight or optical....
s as well as for information operations.

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