Mk 86 GFCS

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

• 5''/54 Mark 45
• 5''/62 Mark 45
• SPQ-9
• SPG-60
• Remote Optic Sight
• Mk 26 GMLS
• Mk 13 GMLS

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.