Ordnance – Mounts – Training mechanisms
Patent
1986-10-02
1988-11-29
Jordan, Charles T.
Ordnance
Mounts
Training mechanisms
89 4117, 89 4106, 235404, F41G 306, F41G 308
Patent
active
047872918
ABSTRACT:
A fire control system (10) for a gun (12) pivotally mounted in elevation and in azimuth employs optical sighting of a target (16) manually via a telescope (26) fixedly directed substantially parallel to an axis of the gun (12). A laser range finder (24) directs its laser beam in a direction parallel to the telescope (26) to obtain target range. The system includes a control unit (42) which employs elevation, azimuth and range data to predict target track. The control unit (42) includes electric circuitry for offsetting the gun to provide for an intercept of the target by a projectile fired from the gun, and delay circuitry which delays a firing of the gun until the gun has been offset. Gun orientation is directed manually during tracking of the target, and passes to automatic control in response to a firing command.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
Johnson Stephen
Jordan Charles T.
Karambelas A. W.
Sternfels Lewis B.
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