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Standard Fire Control Symbols, OP 1700, 1950, established a set of standard fire control symbols to be used in various U.S. Navy fire control systems.

Standard Fire Control Symbols for Underwater Related Quantities, OP 1700 Volume 2, 1957, extends the definitions beyond guns.

Standard Fire Control Symbols for Missile Related Quantities, OP 1700 Volume 3, 1957, further extends the definitions.

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OP 1700
Standard Fire Control Symbols
A Bureau of Ordnance Publication


TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOLUME 1

FRONT MATTER Front
INTRODUCTION 1
SYMBOL SYSTEM 3
  Contents 3
  Introduction 5
Scope of Symbol System 5
Structure of the Symbol System 6
ANTIAIRCRAFT RELATED QUANTITIES 11
  Contents 11
  Introduction 13
Chapter 1-Present Target Position 15
Chapter 2-Motion 29
Chapter 3-Wind 53
Chapter 4-Linear and Angular Offsets 65
Chapter 5-Gun Orders 81
DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS 93
APPENDICES
A-Basic Symbols 227
B-Basic Symbol Modifiers 229
C-Basic Quantity Modifiers 231
D-Listing of Related Quantities for Antiaircraft Fire Control 233

TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOLUME 2
UNDERWATER RELATED QUANTITIES

FRONT MATTER Front
1-Symbol Systems 1
Sonar Position Quantities 1
  Apparent Position 1
  Past Target Position 1
Navigational Parallax 1
Present Missile Position 2
Gyro Angles 4
Missile Velocities 4
Time 4
Radius of Turn 5
Distance 5
Numbers 5
2- Linear and Angular Corrections and Modifications 11
Navigational Parallax Corrections 11
Velocity Corrections 11
  Velocity in Air 11
  Velocity in Water 11
Correction Quantities 11
  Apparent Position Corrections 12
  Past Target Position Corrections 12
  Torpedo Run Difference 12
Maneuvering Quantities 12
  Present Target Position Maneuvering Quantities 13
  Sonar Maneuvering Quantities 13
  Own Ship Course Correction 13
  Own Ship Heading Correction 13
  Torpedo Turning Radius Modification 13
  Time Remaining to Fire 14
DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS 15
APPENDICES
A-Basic Symbols 31
B-Basic Symbol Modifiers 33
C-Quantity Modifiers 35

TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOLUME 3
MISSILE RELATED QUANTITIES

FRONT MATTER Front
1-PRESENT TARGET AND MISSILE POSITIONS 1
Systems of Coordinates 1
  Target and Missile Bearings 1
  Target and Missile Elevations 1
  Indeterminate Angular Coordinates 4
  Target and Missile Ranges 8
Maneuvering Quantities 11
Coordinate Transformation 11
  Deck Inclination 11
    Own Ship and Missile Level Angles 11
    Own Ship and Missile Cross Level Angles 12
  Correction Quantities 13
  Static Director Parallax 13
2-MOTION 15
Linear Motion 15
  Special Linear Displacements 20
  Correction Quantities 20
  Frames of Reference 20
Angular Motion 29
  Motion Between Frames of Reference 29
  Motion of Missile Frame With Respect to Earth Frame 29
  Motion of Missile Frame With Respect to Own Ship Frame 29
  Motion of Earth Frame With Respect to Inertial Frame 29
  Motion of Own Ship and Missile Frames With Respect to Inertial Frame 29
Missile Velocity 29
Time 30
Courses, Headings, and Target Angles 30
3-WIND 33
Wind Bearings and Courses 33
  Wind Bearings 33
  Wind Courses 34
Wind Rates 35
4-OFFSETS AND LAUNCHER ORDERS 41
Linear and Angular Offsets 53
  Total Offsets 53
  Individual Offsets 53
Offsets to Capture Target and Aiming Positions 54
Coordinates of Future, Capture Target, Missile Capture, and Aiming Positions 54
Launcher Orders 49
5-GUIDANCE 51
Phasing 51
  Crossing Angle 52
Missile Offsets 52
DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS 55
APPENDICES
A-Basic Symbols 83
B-Basic Symbol Modifiers 87
C-Quantity Modifiers 89
D-List of Related Quantities 91
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