▁cal iber ▁of ▁the ▁weapon . ▁ ▁Un fin ished ▁work ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁expansion ▁cards ▁for ▁PC s ▁which ▁allowed ▁communication ▁with ▁the ▁T AC FI RE ▁system ▁raised ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁using ▁an ▁actual ▁D MD ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁virtual ▁D MD ▁in ▁the ▁M ini TS FO ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁M ini TS FO ' s ▁virtual ▁D MD ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁a ▁real ▁T AC FI RE ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁M ini TS FO ' s ▁legacy ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁years , ▁the ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁School ▁used ▁the ▁M ini TS FO ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁leadership ▁in ▁adopt ing ▁computer ▁technology . ▁ ▁An ▁over view ▁of ▁the ▁M ini TS FO ▁was ▁brief ed ▁to ▁all ▁pre - command ▁classes ▁for ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁batt alion ▁and ▁brig ade ▁command ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁visit ing ▁dign itar ies . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁provided ▁some ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁developers ▁of ▁the ▁Guard f ist ▁II , ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁capable ▁system . ▁ ▁Some ▁art illery men ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁skills ▁up ▁( the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁US AF AS ▁G unn ery ▁Department ▁used ▁it ▁before ▁meeting ▁with ▁lie uten ants ▁in ▁basic ▁art illery ▁training ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁impress ▁them ▁with ▁his ▁skills ▁with ▁a ▁D MD ). ▁ ▁In ▁ret ros pect , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁introduction ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁later . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Field ▁Art