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At a busy intersection, would you move just because you were ready? Everyone's movement depends on shared rules; readiness alone isn't permission. Artillery fire is coordinated, too-not a string of independent shots. The point isn't simply accuracy or speed: each use of fire must stay authorized and coordinated. Traffic signals help people act together and tell you when to wait. But the comparison has limits: military rules vary with doctrine and context. Here's the shift: fire discipline is not just where a shot goes. It's whether firing is authorized, coordinated, and still permitted. If authorization changes, discipline means stopping or adjusting, not carrying on just because action has begun. That control helps guard against unauthorized or unintended fire; it cannot guarantee safety. So what keeps artillery fire within limits? Fire discipline keeps it authorized and coordinated, like traffic rules keep movement controlled at an intersection.