Guided fire control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5822713
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08042719

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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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CONTRAVES USA615 EPSILON DRIVE PITTSBURGH PA 15238

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Profeta, Joseph A Gibsonia, PA 6 385

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