Italian Bersaglieri Foo Team

Forward observers are a vital component of any well-coordinated military operation, ensuring that artillery barrages and air strikes hit their intended targets with deadly accuracy. In the Italian Army (Regio Esercito), each infantry division was assigned its own support units capable of directing fire from distant artillery batteries, naval vessels, or ground attack aircraft. Though many of these assets were outdated, in the hands of a skilled observer they could be devastating.