1. DESIGNATION 

The Automated Mortar Battery Fire Control System (AMBFCS) “Vulcan-M” is a universal system for mortar battery fire control consisting of up to 8 mortars.
 

2. COMPOSITION OF THE SYSTEM 

The AMBFCS “Vulcan - M” consists of the following components: 

-portable reconnaissance post – up to 4 pcs.;

-command-observation post; 

-fire control post; 

-towed mortars – up to 8 pcs

.3. ORGANIZATION OF CONTROL AND COMBAT USAGE 

The control is organized on the basis of a tactical LAN network. The data transmission between the command-observation post and the fire control post is carried out by means of VHF transceivers with a digital channel at data trans-mission speed of 16 KB/sec. The handheld reconnaissance terminal, the portable computers and the hand terminals for mortars control use 

a transmitter-receiver for W-LAN network. The transmitter-receiver (W-LAN) covers a distance of up to 900 meters at data transmission speed of 1 MB/sec. The data transmission between the portable reconnaissance post and the command-observation post and between the fire control post and the towed mortars is carried out through W-LAN network. Picture 1 shows the schematic diagram of the organization of control 

Picture 1 shows the schematic diagram of the organization of control.

AMLRBFCS “Vulcan – M”

Portable reconnaissance post.

Deployed at a range of 0,5-1,0 km from the forward line.

Command-observation post.

Deployed at 1-2 km from the forward line.

Battery fire control and fire unit (mortars) control post.

Deployed at 1-2 km from the command-observation post. The fire control post is deployed at 50-60 m from the mortars.