Guided fire control system
First Claim
1. A fire control system comprising:
- a manually aimed gun having a sighting device;
means for acquiring a target, said acquiring means disposed at a location remote from said gun; and
means for determining a trajectory of the target with respect to the gun and providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of the gun such that an operator of the gun can aim the gun with respect to the sighting device to hit the target when the gun is fired, said determining means being in communication with said acquiring means and the sighting device.
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Abstract
The present invention is a fire control system. The fire control system comprises a manually aimed gun having a sighting device and a device for acquiring a target. The acquiring device is disposed at a location remote from the gun. The fire control system also comprises a device for determining the trajectory of the target with respect to the gun and providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of the gun such that an operator of the gun can aim the gun with respect to the sighting device to hit the target when the gun is fired. The determining device is in communication with the acquiring device and the sighting device. The present invention is also a fire control method for a minor caliber gun. The method comprises the step of acquiring a target from a location which is remote from the gun. Then, there is the step of determining the trajectory of the target with respect to the gun. Next, there is the step of providing information relating to the target to a sighting device of the gun. Then, there is the step of manually aiming the gun in accordance with the information appearing on the sighting device such that the gun is aimed to accurately hit the target when fired.
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34 Claims
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1. A fire control system comprising:
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a manually aimed gun having a sighting device; means for acquiring a target, said acquiring means disposed at a location remote from said gun; and means for determining a trajectory of the target with respect to the gun and providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of the gun such that an operator of the gun can aim the gun with respect to the sighting device to hit the target when the gun is fired, said determining means being in communication with said acquiring means and the sighting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A fire control method for a minor caliber gun comprising the steps of:
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acquiring from a location which is remote from the gun, a trajectory; determining trajectory of the target with respect to the gun; providing information relating to the target to a sighting device of the gun; and manually aiming the gun in accordance with information appearing on the sighting device such that the gun is aimed to accurately hit the target when fired. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A fire control system comprising:
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a plurality of manually aimed guns each having a sighting device; means for acquiring at least one target, said acquiring means disposed at a location remote from said guns; and means for determining a trajectory of the target with respect to each gun and providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of each gun such that an operator of each gun can aim the gun with respect to its sighting device to hit the target when the gun is fired, said determining means being in communication with said acquiring means and each sighting device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A fire control system comprising:
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a plurality of manually aimed guns each having a sighting device; means for acquiring a target, said acquiring means disposed at a location remote from that of each gun; and means for providing information relating to the target to the sighting device of each gun, said providing means being in communication with said acquiring means and each sighting device.
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