We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/more_news_from_iraq.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:49:36 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification It's not all bad. BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces took control of another area of Baghdad on Monday after the latest in a series of transfer of authority ceremonies near the capital. Army Col. Claude Ebel, commander of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division said responsibility for Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah South, a base of operations for security forces south of the capital, was transferred to the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, dubbed the Desert Lion Brigade. The Iraqi unit will have full responsibility for the Baghdad areas of Mahmudiyah and Rutifiyah, Ebel said. The ceremony, which included a demonstration... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/more_news_from_iraq.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/more_news_from_iraq.html Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:24:52 -0600 Sorry for being off topic, but I'd like to ask an artillery expert a question as google has drawn a blank. I noticed some terrorist sympathizers making statements like "Israeli artillery is so inaccurate, it's only useful for attacking whole towns, thus they are effectively terrorists". Now, I don't think anyone would bother using artillery if it were that inaccurate. Can 155mm artillery reasonably be used for counter-battery fire against targets like rocket launchers or infantry hiding in buildings and expect to hit where it counts? How discriminate is it? I don't expect they're firing at maximum range. But probably nowhere near minimum either. I understand they've upgraded the American artillery they are using. What kind of accuracy figures would you expect? Thanks, I'm looking forward to hearing from someone who actually knows what they're talking about. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/more_news_from_iraq.html#comment-49125 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/08/more_news_from_iraq.html#comment-49125 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:07:53 -0600