fire control

monitoring and controlling the direction and intensity of fire of projectiles or rockets (is now done mainly by computers)

For the article about the new UK emergency control centres, see FiReControlFor the article about controllers for the firing of weapons, see Fire-control systemFire control consists of depriving a fire of fuel, oxygen or heat (see fire triangle) to prevent it from spreading or to put it out entirely. The standard and most common way to control a class-A fire (the combustion of a flammable material with oxygen and heat) is to remove heat by spraying the burning solid fuels with water from a fire-hose connected to a pump. Other methods of controlling a class-A fire would be to "smother" the fire with carbon dioxide, such as from a fire extinguisher, cutting off its oxygen. In a forest fire, fire control would usually consist of removing fuel in the fire's path and digging trenches—this prevents the fire from gaining new fuel and spreading.
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Note: the term "fire control" may also refer to means of stopping a fire, such as sprinkler systems. A fire-control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. It performs the same task as a human firing a weapon, for example, an archer or rifleman, but attempts to do so faster and more accurately.The original fire-control systems were developed for ships. When gunnery ranges increased dramatically in the late 19th century it was no longer a simple matter of calculating the proper aim point given the flight times of the shells. Increasingly sophisticated mechanical calculators were employed for proper gunlaying, typically with various spotters and distance measures being sent to a central plotting station deep within the ship. There the fire direction teams fed in the location, speed and direction of the two ships, as well as various adjustments for Coriolis effect, weather effects on the air, and other adjustments. The resulting directions, known as a firing solution, would then be fed back out to the turrets for laying. If the rounds missed, an observer can work out how far they missed by and in which direction, and this information can be fed back into the computer along with any changes in the rest of the information and another shot attempted.
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Noun
1. preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target
(hypernym) preparation, readying
(part-holonym) shooting, shot

Conduite de toute opération relative à l'application d'un tir sur un objectif. 1/3/77

The control of all operations in connection with the application of fire on a target. 1/3/77

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