If OT Factor increases while Spotting remains the same, what happens to the deviation correction?

If OT Factor increases while Spotting remains the same, what happens to the deviation correction?

• A. Increases
• B. Decreases
• C. Remains the same
• D. Reverses

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that the OT Factor acts as a multiplier that translates the observed deviation (spotting) into the amount of correction you apply. If the target’s measured error stays the same but the OT Factor goes up, you multiply that same error by a larger number, so the deviation correction increases accordingly. In practical terms, the higher the factor, the larger the corrective adjustment you send to the gun to bring the round back onto target. Overshoot or excessive correction can occur if the factor is set too high, but with a fixed spotting, increasing the factor directly raises the required correction.

The key idea is that the OT Factor acts as a multiplier that translates the observed deviation (spotting) into the amount of correction you apply. If the target’s measured error stays the same but the OT Factor goes up, you multiply that same error by a larger number, so the deviation correction increases accordingly. In practical terms, the higher the factor, the larger the corrective adjustment you send to the gun to bring the round back onto target. Overshoot or excessive correction can occur if the factor is set too high, but with a fixed spotting, increasing the factor directly raises the required correction.