Army Sgt. Eric Chaffins, a mortar man assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment explains the use of a "whiz" wheel in conjunction with the mortar site of a 60mm mortar to Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Isaqh and one of his soldiers both from the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd "Thunder" Corps, June 12, 2013, at Assistance Platform Orgun-E, Afghanistan. The "whiz" wheel is a tool used by mortar men to quickly calculate the elevation and deflection needed to properly aim a mortar tube and ensure accuracy when firing. Afghan Nation Army conducts mortar training 130613-A-XX999
Army Sgt. Eric Chaffins, a mortar man assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment explains the use of a "whiz" wheel in conjunction with the mortar site of a 60mm mortar to Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Isaqh and one of his soldiers both from the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd "Thunder" Corps, June 12, 2013, at Assistance Platform Orgun-E, Afghanistan. The "whiz" wheel is a tool used by mortar men to quickly calculate the elevation and deflection needed to properly aim a mortar tube and ensure accuracy when firing. Afghan Nation Army conducts mortar training 130613-A-XX999-0004
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