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Ranged weapon assistance system
A fire-control system (FCS) is an integrated system of components that assists a gunner in executing tasks needed to achieve accurate firing by means of
Fire-control_system
Aspect of human history
The control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans. Fire provided a source of warmth and lighting, protection
Control of fire by early humans
Control_of_fire_by_early_humans
Practice of reducing the heat output of a fire
Fire control is the practice of reducing the heat output of a fire, reducing the area over which the fire exists, or suppressing or extinguishing the
Fire_control
Narrowly focused radar beam whose reflected signal is used to obtain a missile lock-on
A fire-control radar (FCR) is a radar that is designed specifically to provide information (mainly target azimuth, elevation, range and range rate) to
Fire-control_radar
Type of analogue fire-control system
Ship gun fire-control systems (GFCS) are analogue fire-control systems that were used aboard naval warships prior to modern electronic computerized systems
Ship_gun_fire-control_system
Controlling component of a fire alarm system
A fire alarm control panel (FACP), fire alarm control unit (FACU), fire indicator panel (FIP), or simply fire alarm panel is the controlling component
Fire_alarm_control_panel
Coastal defence structure
A fire control tower is a structure located near the coastline, used to detect and locate enemy vessels offshore, direct fire upon them from coastal batteries
Fire_control_tower
American military term
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
Coast Artillery fire control system
Coast_Artillery_fire_control_system
Fire control technician (abbreviated as FT) is a United States Navy occupational rating. Fire control technicians perform organizational and intermediate
Fire_control_technician
Technique to reduce potential fuel for wildfire through managed burning
A controlled burn or prescribed burn (Rx burn) is the practice of intentionally setting a fire to change the assemblage of vegetation and decaying material
Controlled_burn
Natural or landscaped buffer to reduce fire danger
the context of fire control, is a natural or landscaped area around a structure that has been maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. The practice
Defensible space (fire control)
Defensible_space_(fire_control)
Methods of communication for controlling artillery
directing artillery. By definition, fire discipline is the language of fire control. It consists of words, phrases, rules, and conventions which have specific
Fire_discipline
U.S. military program to develop small arms
with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the new weapons. Seven defense manufacturers competed in
Next_Generation_Squad_Weapon
Electromechanical fire-control system
The Admiralty Fire Control Table (A.F.C.T.) was an electromechanical analogue computer fire-control system that calculated the correct elevation and deflection
Admiralty_Fire_Control_Table
Business unit
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of the four core business areas for American company Lockheed Martin. MFC provides air and missile
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed_Martin_Missiles_and_Fire_Control
Component of the Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System
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
Mark_I_Fire_Control_Computer
Armament of WWII battleship
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
Armament of the Iowa-class battleship
Armament_of_the_Iowa-class_battleship
LAMP' fire control radar Type 342 Radar 'FOG LAMP' fire control radar Type 343 Radar 'WASPHEAD/SUN VISOR' fire control radar Type 344 Radar fire control radar
List_of_radars
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
Mark 92 Guided Missile Fire Control System
Mark_92_Guided_Missile_Fire_Control_System
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
of controlling the main armament are two Mark 38 directors for the Mark 38 fire-control system mounted at the tops of the fore and aft fire-control towers
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
U.S. Army NGSW rifle
Operational testing of the XM7 rifle, XM250 light machine gun, and XM157 Fire Control Optic was scheduled to begin in 2024, but widespread distribution was
M7_rifle
Cold War-era American medium tank
long range accuracy led to the incorporation of a fire control system (FCS) in the M48. The fire control system included a rangefinder, mechanical ballistic
M48_Patton
Main battle tank
information into the 1A40 fire control system automatically. Tanks upgraded after the year 2000 received an improved 1A40-01M fire control system which makes
T-72_operators_and_variants
British Fast battleship
remote power control (RPC) for her main, secondary and tertiary guns along with the Admiralty Fire Control Table Mk X for surface fire control of the main
HMS_Vanguard_(23)
Swedish fire control radar
is a radar and optronic tracking fire control director designed by Saab for use along with the 9LV naval fire control system (FCS) on naval ships. When
CEROS_200_fire_control_radar
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
systems with Mark 8 fire control radar to direct the 16-inch guns and a quartet of Mk 37 gun fire control systems with Mark 12 fire control radar and Mark
Iowa-class_battleship
Iowa-class battleship
of controlling the main armament are two Mark 38 directors for the Mark 38 fire-control system mounted at the tops of the fore and aft fire-control towers
USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
Battlefield tactic employed to defeat the enemy's indirect fire elements
There are four functions in the system for CB fire: Target acquisition CB intelligence CB fire control CB fire units Target acquisition is the source of information
Counter-battery_fire
Military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... [that] employs human, physical, and information
Command_and_control
Chinese anti-tank rocket launcher system
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
PF-98
Class of Russian battlecruisers
Bass Tilt for AK-630 CIWS System fire control (not in Admiral Nakhimov or Pyotr Veliky) 2 × Eye Bowl for OSA-M fire control (also for SS-N-14 in Admiral Ushakov)
Kirov-class_battlecruiser
2001 Chinese main battle tank
The gun may be fired under computerized or manual control. The tank can carry 42 rounds including 22 in the autoloader. The rate of fire is 8 rounds per
Type_99_tank
British battleship (1906–1919)
Dreyer Fire Control Table was installed in the main Transmitting Station. It combined the functions of the Dumaresq and the range clock. Fire-control technology
HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)
Soviet and Russian fully automatic naval close-in weapon system
system is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by MR-123 fire-control radar and television detection and tracking. The weapon's primary purpose
AK-630
Main battle tank
the turret and fire-control system were supplied by OTO Melara. The vehicle carries the latest optical and digital-imaging and fire-control systems, enabling
Ariete
Naval artillery piece
been 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
OTO_Melara_76_mm
406 mm naval gun
or auxiliary fire control centers. The firing switchboard allowed any remaining fire control computer to send data to or control the firing computers of
16-inch/50-caliber_Mark_7_gun
Chinese automated close-in weapons system
developed by the same institution. The OFC (Optical Fire Control)-3/H/ZGJ-4 electro-optical fire control system is designed by the Central China Optronic
Type_730_CIWS
Austro-Spanish armoured fighting vehicle
is 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
ASCOD
Class of German World War II-era fast battleships
it would provide equal firepower forward and aft, as well as simplify fire control. This arrangement was similar to the last German battleships of the Imperial
Bismarck-class_battleship
Battlecruiser of the Royal Navy
armament, although a pair of fire-control directors for those guns, one for each broadside, were not fitted until 1915. Fire-control technology advanced quickly
HMS_Tiger_(1913)
Chinese amphibious fighting vehicle
attained by a computerized fire-control system (FCS) on both ZBD-05 and ZTD-05. The fire control system includes a fire-control ballistic computer, laser
Type 05 amphibious fighting vehicle
Type_05_amphibious_fighting_vehicle
Building system designed to warn of a fire
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
Fire_alarm_system
Military aircraft fire-control radar family
fire-control radar (FCR) manufactured by Westinghouse for the McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II. Its design lineage can be traced to the Aero-13 fire-control
AN/APQ-120_radar_family
Light tank in the Philippine military
launch fire on fixed and mobile targets due to the dual-axis line of sight stabilization. A sophisticated fire control system aboard the tank controls the
Sabrah_light_tank
United States Fletcher-class destroyer
One deck was removed from the aft superstructure and the base of the fire-control director above the bridge was shortened by six feet (1.8 m). The splinter
USS_Johnston_(DD-557)
The Mark 8 Fire Control Computer was developed by Bell Laboratories during World War II. It was initially requested by the USN Bureau of Ordnance as an
Mark_8_Fire_Control_Computer
Admiral-class battlecruiser
About 28 torpedoes were carried. The ship's main battery was controlled by two fire-control directors. One was mounted above the conning tower, protected
HMS_Hood
Last British battlecruiser built before WWI
and 'X' turrets were further outfitted to serve as auxiliary control positions. Fire-control technology advanced quickly during the years immediately preceding
HMS_Queen_Mary
Class of Royal Navy battlecruisers
except that the firing data were calculated by two Type F fire-control clocks (analog computers). The anti-aircraft guns were controlled by a simple 2-metre
Admiral-class_battlecruiser
US medium range surface-to-air missile
for the earlier RIM-24C as part of the Mk74 "Tartar" Guided Missile Fire Control System. It used the same fuselage as the earlier Tartar missile, for
RIM-66_Standard
American second generation main battle tank
improvements to the M48 focused on improving the 90 mm main gun and fire control systems while simultaneously exploring the development of silicas glass
M60_tank
United States historic place
Fire Control Tower No. 23 is a NRHP-listed tower located in Lower Township of Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was built in 1942 as
Fire_Control_Tower_No._23
Main battle tank
protection to limit overall vehicle mass. Mobility for evading enemy fire and fire control systems were given particular attention. Nevertheless, it was a
Leclerc_(tank)
British main battle tank of the 1960s-90s
could be linked to the fire control system, allowing more rapid engagements and changes of target. On later models, fire control was provided by the Marconi
Chieftain_(tank)
Class of British battleships
range that could be achieved unless firing under director control. The sights were equipped to permit the guns to fire at full charge or with 3⁄4 charge
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Queen_Elizabeth-class_battleship
Autocannon
The system could be paired with the off-gun (remote) Super Fledermaus fire control radar, which in the late 1970s was upgraded to the Skyguard system. The
Oerlikon_GDF
1911 class of battleships of the Royal Navy
additional armour, a revised layout of the secondary armament and improved fire-control arrangements. The ships had an overall length of 597 feet 9 inches (182
King George V-class battleship (1911)
King_George_V-class_battleship_(1911)
Gun Fire Control System of the United States Navy
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
Mark 56 Gun Fire Control System
Mark_56_Gun_Fire_Control_System
American integrated naval weapons system
the heart of Aegis, comprises the AN/SPY-1 Radar, MK 99 Fire Control System, Weapon Control System (WCS), the Command and Decision Suite, and Standard
Aegis_Combat_System
US Navy cruiser class
superstructure. The Tartar missiles were controlled by the Mk 74 missile fire-control system with four AN/SPG-51 fire-control radars. Some space was allocated
Albany-class_cruiser
Bullpup grenade launcher
Alliant Techsystems and Heckler & Koch, while the target acquisition/fire control was developed by L-3 IOS Brashear. The M203 grenade launcher has an effective
XM25_CDTE
NGSW light machine gun
Battalion of the 502nd Infantry Regiment firing an XM250, 2023 U.S. infantryman firing an M250 with the M157 fire-control system, 2025 U.S. infantryman with
M250_light_machine_gun
Close-in weapon system
Breda-built Bofors 40 mm firing high explosive (HE) shells, a fire-control radar (Alenia RTN-10X Orion) and a fire-control system (Alenia RTN-20X Orion
DARDO
American prototype interceptor aircraft
Agency (CIA); unlike the A-12, it was furnished with the Hughes AN/ASG-18 fire-control radar and could be armed with AIM-47 Falcon (GAR-9) air-to-air missiles
Lockheed_YF-12
Soviet/Russian multiple launch rocket system
satellite navigation system NAP SNS, automated fire control system ASUNO, APP laying system and can fire a new generation of rockets with a range of 40 km
BM-21_Grad
1944 naval operation off Normandy
with its shore fire control party, closed range to 18,000 yd (16,000 m) and opened fire on Battery Hamburg with her antiquated fire control system. Texas
Bombardment_of_Cherbourg
Series of Israeli main battle tanks
optics; Elbit delivers the ballistics computer, fire-control system (FCS) and electric turret and gun control system; Tadiran provides cabin air conditioning
Merkava
Building to house a person who watches for wildfires
watching the forest for wildfire can be an effective and cheap fire control measure. Fire lookout towers predates the United States Forest Service, founded
Fire_lookout_tower
American coastal artillery station
Artillery Corps as part of fire control systems for locating the positions of attacking ships and controlling the firing of seacoast guns, mortars, or
Base_end_station
Rescuer trained to extinguish fires and save people
firefighter (or fire fighter or fireman) is a first responder trained in public safety and emergency response such as firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish
Firefighter
Long-ranged guns for land warfare
targets; Control: authority to decide which targets to attack and allot fire units to the attack; Computation of firing data – to deliver fire from a fire unit
Artillery
French short range air defense system
important facilities. The MCP provides target designation and fire control for eleven Mistral firing unit, ALBI, ATLAS or MPCV air defence systems. The MCP is
Mistral_(missile)
South Korean main battle tank
responsibility for possible failure. South Korea advanced in turret designs, fire-controlling systems, sights, and composite armor during this process. The operational
K2_Black_Panther
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon system
ability to track up to 40 targets at once and new multifunctional EHF fire-control radar that can engage four targets simultaneously, both fitted with phased
Pantsir_missile_system
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
New fire control equipment was installed, including the HACS Mk IV AA fire control system and the Admiralty Fire Control Table Mk VII for surface fire control
HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(1913)
Naval combat management system
the supplier of the torpedo and dual-purpose gun fire control system including a radar fire control director for the Swedish Navy Norrköping-class missile
9LV
Royal Navy battleships
The Question of Fire Control. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-40788-5. Brooks, John (1995). "The Mast and Funnel Question: Fire-control Positions in British
Orion-class_battleship
Automatic Fire-Control Systems AFD – Automatic Feeding Device AFDL – Advanced Flight Deck Lighting AFF – Active Fire-and-Forget AFFLQ – Active Fire-and-Forget
Glossary of military abbreviations
Glossary_of_military_abbreviations
Soviet main battle tank
fire control, a new 6ETs43 loader and the ability to fire the 9M119 missile (NATO code "AT-11 Sniper"). T-64U which integrated on top the 1A45 fire control
T-64
Early 20th century battleship type
longer range and fired heavier shells than a gun of 10-or-9.2-inch (254 or 234 mm) calibre. Another possible advantage was fire control; at long ranges
Dreadnought
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
modern fire control system is used). The usual autocannon burst consists of 3–10 projectiles and target lead angle is calculated for each burst (fire without
ZSU-23-4_Shilka
1937 class of light cruisers of the United States Navy
battery was controlled by the Mark 28 and upgraded to the Mark 33 fire control systems. The associated radars were the Mark 4 fire control radar and upgraded
Brooklyn-class_cruiser
Polish main battle tank
consortium. Changes from the T-72M include a new dual-axis stabilized fire-control system, reactive armour, a more powerful engine, transmission and new
PT-91_Twardy
Mechanism that activates a gun
striker is essentially a firing pin directly loaded to a spring, eliminating the need to be struck by a separate hammer. The firing pin/striker then collides
Trigger_(firearms)
Chinese amphibious light tank
enhanced sea-traveling performance, increased swimming speed, improved fire-control system, ATGM capability, and a larger 105 mm rifled gun with dual stabilizers
Type_63A_light_tank
Type of phased-array radar
Aircraft Control and Warning Group of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1995. The first series production ship-based AESA was the OPS-24, a fire-control radar
Active electronically scanned array
Active_electronically_scanned_array
Indian main battle tank
which the Arjun reportedly exhibited better accuracy and mobility. The fire-control system (FCS) originally developed for the Arjun main battle tank has
Arjun_(tank)
Pakistani main battle tank
smooth-bore tank gun that is reloaded automatically, the tank uses a fire-control system and night-fighting equipment. Al-Khalid is named after the 7th-century
Al-Khalid_tank
Class of large French naval ships
(1,170 lb) Breguet B4 mines. Fire control for the main guns was provided by a Mle 1929 electro-mechanical fire-control computer that used data provided
Le_Fantasque-class_destroyer
Compensates for the motion of the platform
applications see ship gun fire-control system. Moving land-based systems tend to require more specialized stabilization. Due to the need to fire while in motion
Gun_stabilizer
Chinese main battle tank
domestic light spot fire control system with a 2-axis stabiliser, and composite armour. The automatic fire suppression system and automatic fire extinguishing
Type_59_tank
the two RDFs provided input to a Hazemijer fire control unit. Each Hazemeijer fire control unit controlled a twin-mounted Bofors 40 mm gun. When war with
Radar_in_World_War_II
Computation machine that uses continuously varying data technology
Navy. It was an analog computer that related vital variables of the fire control problem to the movement of one's own ship and that of a target ship.
Analog_computer
Medium tank/Main battle tank
new SKO "Merida" (SKO stands for System Kierowania Ogniem – fire control system) fire control system with cross-wind sensor and a new CDDN-1 (CCDN stands
T-54/T-55 operators and variants
T-54/T-55_operators_and_variants
Main battle tank
chassis and round turret but had differences in their firepower and fire control system and the ability to mount explosive reactive armour (ERA). The
Type_80/88_main_battle_tank
Military helicopter fire-control radar
The AN/APG-78 Longbow is a millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) system for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter. It was initially developed in the
AN/APG-78_Longbow
Widely exported German frigate design
STACOS TU/FD Tactical Command and Control System. The Turkish frigates are equipped with WM25/ COSYS DDWCS Fire Control System, a DE1160 sonar, and Link
MEKO_200
Shipboard fire at sea
a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, which was engaged in combat in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. The fire was
1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
Class of British dreadnought battleships
two gun turrets. This provided a better and more stable foundation for fire-control equipment, greatly improved accommodation and protection from the weather
N3-class_battleship
FIRE CONTROL
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Male
Irish
Irish name derived from the Gaelic element dáire, DÃIRE means "fertile, fruitful."
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin, Scottish
Dark of Peace
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish
Motivator; Lovely; Beauty
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
A sharp weapon
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse byname Skári, SGÀIRE means "sea-mew," another name for the common seagull.
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Greek Maria, MÃIRE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Biblical
headdress
Surname or Lastname
Italian (Faré)
Italian (Faré) : Lombard variant of Ferrari.English : topographic name for a dweller by the roadside, Middle English fare (Old English fær).English : variant spelling of Fair.
Girl/Female
English
Fiery; God's Gift
Girl/Female
French, German, Irish, Swedish
Tribe of the Irish; The Lord Judges
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a wire drawer, from Middle English wīr ‘wire’.English : topographic name for someone who lived where bog myrtle grew, Old English wīr.English : habitational name from Wyre Forest in Hereford, Worcestershire, and Shropshire, probably named from a Celtic river name meaning ‘winding river’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Fein.
Female
Italian
Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, FIORE means "flower."
Girl/Female
Muslim
A sharp weapon
Boy/Male
Scottish
County name in Scotland.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Sharp Weapon
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Fire Worshiper; Fire
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian, Latin
Flower
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Tall; Lofty; Slim; Towering
FIRE CONTROL
FIRE CONTROL
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
The Remover of the Eye of Bhaga
Boy/Male
Hindi
Intelligent.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gandharv | காநà¯à®¤à®°à¯à®µ
Celestial musician
Boy/Male
Hindu
Noble, Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Scottish
Ox.
Girl/Female
English
Dearly loved.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Muslim, Telugu
Happiness
Female
Swedish
Variant spelling of Norwegian/Swedish Yngvild, INGVILD means "Ing's warrior."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Parvati
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Proud
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v. t.
To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.
v. t.
To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery.
v. i.
To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town.
adv. & a.
On fire.
n.
Fire.
v. t.
To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man.
v. i.
To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.
n.
Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
n.
The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.
n.
A low fire used in chemical operations.
v. t.
To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.
n.
One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
v. t.
To drive by fire.
v. t.
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
imp. & p. p.
of Fire
v. t.
To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge.
v. t.
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
v. t.
To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.