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TIME
APPRECIATION

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 SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF
A TIME APPRECIATION

• The following data have been taken for carrying out the suggested
time appreciation:

- Situation - The battery is already deployed on a task.

- Distance - 15 miles to the new deployment area.
- Time the task given - 0800 hrs.
- Time to be ready - 1230 hrs.

• The time appreciation can be carried out either working backwards

from the time to be ready or working forward from the time orders have
been received. In this example, the time appreciation has been worked
backward.
 Time Appreciation

• The calculation of the time from the time to be ready

 
- Time to be ready = 1230 hrs

- Cushion time with battery commander = 15 min

- In action report from the gun ( Time the bty have to be

ready) = 1215 hrs

- Time taken for the gun / missile to completely in

action = 30 min

- Gun / missile group have to arrive at bty RP/ RV/ Hide-

( c - d ) = 1145 hrs *  

- Coordination of defense = 15 min

 
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- Tp comd reconnaissance = 1 hrs 30 min

-  BC brief to Tp comd = 15 min

-   Time for Tp comd's have to be at bty RV/ DP = e - ( f + g + h)

= 0950 rs

-   BC recon and confirmation of map plan in new area = 30 min

-  BC should arrived in new area = ( i - j ) = 0920 hrs

-   Travel time taken for 10 miles ( 50 miles/hr) = 20 min

-   BC should leave the old deployment area = ( k - l ) = 0900 hrs

-    Time now is = 0800 hrs

• From the time appreciation above, BC
can get importance data:

- Time of the gun /missile group at bty RV

 
- Time of Recce Group in the new area.
 
- Time of establishing battery RV.
 
- Whether the BC have enough time to
give detailed orders in the old area or not
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