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fire control

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fire control
n.
The control of the delivery of gunfire on military targets.

fire control
n
(Military) Military the procedures by which weapons are brought to engage a target

The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target.
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Noun1.fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
shooting, shot - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
preparation, readying - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"


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Other items in the October Apache package included 30 modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot night vision sensors, 17 AN/APG-78 fire control radar and AN/APR-48 radar frequency interferometers, 69 T700-GE-701D turbine engines, 1,000 AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles, and 66 M299 Hellfire Longbow missile launchers.
A Picatinny weapons development team was recently awarded the prestigious "Top Five Department of Defense Program Award" for its work on the 120mm Dismounted Mortar Fire Control System, or MFCS-D, during the National Defense Industrial Association's Systems Engineering Conference in San Diego Oct.
Douglas Hagenbuch; Senior Chief Petty Officer John Davis; Fire Control Technician Richard Heering; Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ricardo Mendez; and Machinists Mate 2nd Class Timothy Moore.
 
 
 
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