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fire control system

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Noun1.fire control system - naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target
naval weaponry - weaponry for warships
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
A group of interrelated fire control equipments and/or instruments designed for use with a weapon or group of weapons.
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The vehicles carry crews of three, and are equipped with a 105 mm main gun and a state-of-the-art fire control system.
Army News Service (Aug. 29, 2006): Stryker teams train with new ... by Kaye, Jason / Defense AT & L
Equipment included a mortar fire control system (MFCS), forward observer system (FOS), modified portable inductive artillery fuze setter (PIAFS) that mortars eventually will field as the mortar mission setter (MMS), M1064s (120-mm mortar carriers) and a variety of multiple-integrated laser engagement system (MILES) equipment, to include a surrogate laser designator.
The new precision-guided mortar munition [PGMM] by Burke, Peter J. / FA Journal
That leads to inaccurate projectile velocity readings by the fire control system and missed targets.
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