After conducting a polar fire mission, what would be your correction if your rounds were 200L 200short and the distance to your target is 2600m?

In a polar fire mission, the corrections are based on the observed impact of the rounds in relation to the target. Each correction is determined by the direction (left or right) and distance (short or over) of the rounds from the target.

In this case, the observed impacts are 200 meters left (indicated by "200L") and 200 meters short (indicated by "200short"). To correct for the 200 meters left, the correction would involve adjusting the fire to the right, thereby necessitating a right correction of 200R. Additionally, because the rounds landed 200 meters short of the target, the correction would be to add distance to the fire.

To effectively reach the target that is 2600 meters away, the total correction needed would thus combine the adjustments for both direction and distance. The correction for distance would require an increase by 600 meters (200 meters to correct for being short, plus an additional 400 meters to adjust towards the target's actual distance). Therefore, the proper correction would be 600R.

Understanding these adjustments is crucial for accuracy in targeting. The polar coordinates system simplifies the calculation of corrections by allowing a straightforward approach to deduce how far and in what direction to adjust in order