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GAO-05-39R Report:
Marine Corps requirements now captured in this draft document.
Document identifies four Joint Fires capabilities gaps:
�� Joint environment—Integrated Fires command and control is not well
defined
�� Weather restrictions—Existing and future target acquisition systems
do not provide sufficient capability to engage moving targets under
restricted weather conditions
�� Collateral damage—Existing and future target acquisition systems do
not provide sufficient capability to engage targets when friendly forces
are in close contact or when causing collateral damage is a concern
�� Fires volume—Insufficiency in existing capability to deliver a large
quantity of fires on multiple targets simultaneously or over a short
period of time
If you take notice of the "Fires Volume" mission requirement, which by the way is one of the 4 gaps listed above. I point out that an Iowa BB would indeed fulfill that requirement if using guided shells.
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