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
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. Individual components for this system can be more up to date then the components shown in this combined image.
