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== Affiliated systems ==  
 
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* [[5"/54 Mk 45]]
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Revision as of 16:37, 23 February 2021

Mk 86 GFCS.png

History

The Mk 86 GFCS (Gun Fire Control System) was first fitted on .... . It was in service unto at least the 2000's. The Mark 86 system was developed from a 1963 Navy requirement to provide new construction ships with an improved surface-to-surface gunfire control capability. Subsequent requirements added an anti-air and self-defense missile control capability.

The Mk 86 GFCS uses a track-while-scan radar (SPQ-9) coupled with a digital computer. Visual and radar direction is done by the SPG-60 and the Remote Optic Sight, but firing without direct sight is possible.

While primary an gun fire control system, the anti-air mode of the Mk 86 can provide some rudimentary control over the Standard Missile and their launch systems.

Used on

  • Spruance
  • Ticonderoga
  • Tarawa
  • California
  • Virginia

Affiliated systems

Part description

As the fire control system itself (the computers) are not visible in a shipbucket drawing, the part image on this page shows a compilation of the parts directly connected to this fire control system. These can also be found on their own pages.

See also