WordNet
n. naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target
Usage examples of "fire control system".
When the colonel relaxed the muscles of his hand, the fire control system had its target locked in.
The auto fire control system whirled into action, spewing sprays of icy water, shrilling out a new alarm, warning employees and customers to vacate the building in a calm and orderly manner.
Klaxons were sounding throughout the ship, and the overhead fire control system had drenched everyone and everything in the hold.
This facility, which housed 4300 regular army troops as well as three squadrons of naval attack craft, possessed the Canal Nazis' most sophisticated anti-aircraft fire control system.
Those alterations included a back-up surface/air radar system, a faster firing 127-mm main gun with its own dedicated fire control system and a more elaborate Electronic Warfare Suite.