firing solution

English

Noun

firing solution (plural firing solutions)

  1. (military) A set of aiming and guidance directions that, when input into a weapon, allow it to hit a specific target.
    The battleship's fire-control computer used range, bearing, wind, and relative-motion data to generate a firing solution on the enemy ship.
    • 2018 September 9, Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary[1], archived from the original on 22 December 2025:
      "That shot came from Chinook's fleet. She missed because I corrupted her targeting data. Her NON-corrupted targeting drones are now en route. Light-speed delays in their observations give you a seventeen-minute window before Chinook has a fresh firing solution."