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- [Voiceover] They're known as King of Battle,

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(artillery fires) and for good reason.

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(artillery fires)

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They're constantly living up to their name,

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which is why they are a highly effective

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and efficient (artillery fires) agent

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for destroying (artillery fires) enemy capabilities,

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and the enemy's will to continue fighting.

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- We're here to neutralize and suppress the enemy,

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help our guys on the ground move forward

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and do what they need to do.

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- [Man On Right] (high-pitched sound drowns out speaker)

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- [Man on Left] Verified.

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- [Voiceover] The 2nd Battalion

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114th Field Artillery Regiment,

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from the Mississippi Army National Guard,

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refer to themselves as "Steel Rain"

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because they are responsible for

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providing the necessary firepower

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for the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team

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during training and combat missions.

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(artillery rumbles)

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- Directly we have observers

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that are out on the front

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with our ground guys.

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They see the target.

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They relay it back to us

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and we fire indirectly,

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meaning we do not see the target.

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(artillery hums)

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So it could be miles away

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where we're putting these rounds.

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- [Voiceover] Although their primary mission is

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to provide indirect fire support,

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these troops have to be ready

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to defend themselves in any situation.

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- The power maneuver that you see behind us here,

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it's that indirect fire system.

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Shoots up to 20 miles.

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But also in the tactical environment

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we must be able to defend our self.

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In the situation where we're setting up

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in our perimeter,

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and we come on attack by BMPs

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or tanks
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or any other system on wheels or tracks,

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we need to (artillery fires) engage them

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in our direct fire moves.

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- [Voiceover] These Redlegs are more than proving

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they have the skills to provide

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the necessary responsive fires.

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They are also equipped to detect

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and quickly return fire upon the enemy,

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a function which is needed (artillery fires)

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to protect and ensure the freedom of maneuver

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(artillery fires) for the forces involved

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in decisive shaping and sustaining operations.

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- When the enemy shoots a mortar artillery,

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we'll catch that trajectory

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on the high end as it's falling,

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and within milliseconds we'll get

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wherever that gun has come from,

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a possible point of impact.

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We'll get essentially basically it's a beep

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that lets us know.

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And then then we got it digitally on a map

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where we can then take that point,

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send it digitally to the FDC.

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The the FDC takes that point
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and just passes it down to the gun.

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It's like a never-ending cycle.

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- [Voiceover] Before the first shot is fired,

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every detail of a fire mission

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must be synchronized among all relevant members

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of the army's battlefield.

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(artillery fires)

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Having the ability to deal the long range

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surface-to-surface blows,

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it's evident to see why they still have the name

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King of Battle.

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Reporting for the 102nd Public Affairs Detachment,

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I'm Army Staff Sergeant (artillery fires)

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Michael Needham.