A fire-control system (FCS) is a number of components working together, usually a gun data computer, a director and radar, which is designed to assist...
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In the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, the term fire control system was used to refer to the personnel, facilities, technology and procedures that were...
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gun fire-control systems (GFCS) are analogue fire-control systems that were used aboard naval warships prior to modern electronic computerized systems, to...
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information (mainly target azimuth, elevation, range and range rate) to a fire-control system in order to direct weapons such that they hit a target. They are...
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The Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System is an air defense system developed by the United States Navy to defend warships from air attack. Since its...
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Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.56 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-35 radar tracker and the Mark 42 ballistic computer. The directional...
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fire alarm activation devices (pull stations). All components of a fire alarm system are connected to a fire alarm control panel. Fire alarm control panels...
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62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons. Seven defense manufacturers...
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A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component...
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The Mark 92 Fire Control System is a US-built medium-range anti-aircraft missile and gun fire control system. It was developed for the FFG-7 Oliver Hazard...
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remotely operated light or medium-caliber weapon system, often equipped with a fire-control system, that can be installed on a ground combat vehicle...
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The Admiralty Fire Control Table (A.F.C.T.) was an electromechanical analogue computer fire-control system that calculated the correct elevation and deflection...
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did initiate, it was controlled by the fire sprinklers alone in 96% of these cases. Leonardo da Vinci designed a sprinkler system in the 15th century....
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range accuracy led to the incorporation of a fire control system (FCS) in the M48. The fire control system included a rangefinder, mechanical ballistic...
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PF-98 (section Fire control systems)
It can be equipped with a firing control system which can calculate and adjust for projectile drop before the rocket fires. The PLA began to search for...
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The Mark 1, and later the Mark 1A, Fire Control Computer was a component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System deployed by the United States Navy during...
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ASCOD (section Optics and fire control system)
fitted with a digital fire-control system built by Kollsman, utilising some components of the Kürassier A2's fire control system. The gunner's sight is...
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subsystems; the M269 Launcher-Loader Module (LLM) houses the electronic fire-control system and sits atop the M993 Carrier Vehicle. The M993 is the designation...
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Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.63 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-34 radar tracker and the Mark 29 gun sight. They were usually...
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Sukhoi Su-30MKK (section Fire control system)
one for central avionics control, two for information display, and one for fire control. The integrated navigational systems designated as PNS-10, incorporating...
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OTO Melara 76 mm (section Fire control system)
used with many other fire control systems when not in Italian service. The Indian Navy ships uses BEL Lynx-U2 fire control system designed, developed and...
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Haider (main battle tank) (section Fire control system)
advanced fire control system that contains a variety of sensors and targeting device to enhance the tank's accuracy and lethality. This system is designed...
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early main battery fire control consisted of the Fire Control Tower, two Mark 38 Gun Fire Control Systems (GFCS), and fire control equipment located in...
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AMX-40 (section Optics and fire control system)
laser rangefinder and linked to the COSTAC integrated automatic fire control system. The commander has the latest iteration of the TOP 7 cupola with...
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aim of guns by spotting shell splashes. Fire control towers came into general use in coastal defence systems in the late 19th century, as rapid development...
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of network-centric warfare. The K2 Black Panther has an advanced fire-control system, in-arm suspension, and a radar, laser rangefinder, and crosswind...
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targeting systems, remote control of the external 12.7 mm machine gun, new fire-control system, modern communications system, new fire protection system and...
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network would have enabled the NLOS-M fire control system to conduct semi- to autonomous computation of technical fire direction, automatic gun lay, preparation...
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collapsible but non-folding. The primary sight for the M250 is the XM157 fire-control system, also known as the Vortex Optics NGSW-FC. The XM157 integrates a...
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main gun and fire control systems while simultaneously exploring the development of silicas glass composite armor and autoloader systems. The tank continued...
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