Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System

AN/SPG-34
AN/SPG-34 aboard HMCS Haida
Country of originUnited States
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman/Westinghouse
Introduced1953
TypeRadar tracker
FrequencyX band
PRF1,800/180 pps
Beamwidth2.4
Pulsewidth0.3 μs
Range23 km (12.42 nmi)
Precision14 m (15 yd)
Power25-50 kW

Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.63 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-34 radar tracker and the Mark 29 gun sight.[1][2] They were usually equipped for the control of twin QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI and Mk.33 twin 3"/50 cal guns.[3]

  1. ^ Friedman, Norman (2006). The Naval Institute guide to world naval weapon systems. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502629.
  2. ^ "AN/SPG-34 [Mk63 GFCS] (Mk57 Director)". cmano-db.com.
  3. ^ "Canadian Navy Fire Control Systems". www.hazegray.org. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

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