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fire support element — part of a tactical operations center responsible for coordinating targets and firepower within a unit, FSE (Military) … English contemporary dictionary
Fire Support Base — Pour les articles homonymes, voir FSB . Le terme Fire Support Base (condensé par le sigle FSB ou abrégé en Firebase ou FB) littéralement « base d appui feu » désigne, dans la terminologie militaire américaine, une installation en… … Wikipédia en Français
Fire dancing — (also known as, fire twirling, fire spinning, fire performance, or fire manipulation ) is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire. Typically these objects have one or more bundles of wicking, which… … Wikipedia
Fire sprinkler — A fire sprinkler is the part of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such as when a predetermined temperature has been reached. History Henry S. Parmelee of New Haven, CT created and… … Wikipedia
fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… … English dictionary for students
Fire pot — A fire pot is a container, usually earthenware, for carrying fire. Fire pots have been used since prehistoric times to transport fire from one place to another, for warmth while on the move, for cooking, in religious ceremonies and even as… … Wikipedia
fire direction center — That element of a command post, consisting of gunnery and communications personnel and equipment, by means of which the commander exercises fire direction and/or fire control. The fire direction center receives target intelligence and requests… … Military dictionary
Ship gun fire-control system — Mk 37 Director c1944 with Mk 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mk 22 orange peel Ship gun fire control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical … Wikipedia
Direct Air Support Center — For the IEEE Standards Association DASC, see Design Automation Standards Committee. Overhead shot of a DASC setup The Direct Air Support Center (DASC) is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air… … Wikipedia
Suppressive fire — U.S. Special Warfare combatant craft crewmen use a Gatling gun to lay down suppressing fire during a practice hot extraction of forces on a beach. In military science, suppressive fire is a fire that degrades the performance of a target below the … Wikipedia
