- fire control
- noun Date: circa 1864 the planning, preparation, and delivery of fire on targets
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fire control
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fire control — n. supervision of the aiming and firing of weapons at military targets … English World dictionary
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Fire Control Towers — Fire Control Towers, commonly called observation towers are emplacements usually dating from World War II which were used to observe and relay coordinates of enemy vessels to land based artillery … Wikipedia
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