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.
