FCS-1
Sign in to saveFCS-1 was a Japanese ship gun fire-control system (GFCS).
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- 1972-00-00
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FCS-1 was a Japanese ship gun fire-control system (GFCS).
==History== In the 1950s, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) used Mk 57 and Mk 63 as its main GFCS, but they were becoming obsolete. JMSDF was eager to introduce automated GFCS that supported automatic radar tracking, such as the American Mk 56, but it was rejected by the US Navy. Under the FY1955 program, a budget for purchasing one automated FCS overseas was approved. Jaberg (manufactured by Contraves) was selected and installed in in 1958. It was used for testing and research.
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