fire control

noun

, Military.

technical and sometimes automatic supervision of artillery or naval gunfire on a target, as for range, elevation, etc.

fire control

First recorded in 1885–90

The biggest naval export program is the Aegis fire control system.

Other classes of fire protection studies have to do with the various phases of fire prevention, fire detection, and fire control.

The lieutenants and first sergeant assist in fire control; the other sergeants place themselves in the firing line as skirmishers.

The best troops are those that submit longest to fire control.

Fire control implies the ability to stop firing, change the sight setting and target, and resume a well directed fire.

Fire direction and fire control are functions of company and platoon commanders.

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