TARGETING IN COMMAND AND CONTROL OF FIELD ARTILLERY

Abstract

One of the most significant issues in exercising command and control is the implementation of such methods and procedures that could enable the most effective use of field artillery capabilities. One of these methods is targeting. This process has been implemented in the Command and Control Procedures of the Polish Armed Forces for several years.This article focuses on the targeting process in the Land Forces. Special attention is paid to the functions involved in this process and its significance in the command and control process. Assuming that in the near future the implementation of this process will become fact, a number of organizational and procedural arrangements in field artillery will have to change. Therefore, the article mainly attempts to determine the impact of targeting on specific aspects of the command and control of field artillery in order to identify problem areas where these changes may be necessary. As a result, the focus is on the decision problems solved as part of targeting and organizational considerations.