In regards to missiles and torpedoes, what exactly do they mean when they are working on a firing solution. Especially when most modern missiles and torpedoes seem to have automatic homing / target funding technology?
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Shooting a missile, torpedo or artillery piece involves algorithms and mathematics. Older systems required calculations to be done manually or with mechanical computers, while modern systems use software to calculate the complex parameters.
The basic problem is how to ensure that the weapon will hit the desired target.
It’s simpler when you’re shooting a gun at close range. The sights are typically calibrated to be good enough for close-distance shooting, so you point the gun at the target, align the sights and you’re good.
It’s different when you have to get that bullet to hit a target 2km away, or a missile to hit a target 100km away. You have consider wind, air temperature and density, whether the target is moving, and so on. For very long distance targets, the rotation of the earth means that the target will no longer be in the same spot as when the shot is fired. For a torpedo in the water, you have to consider the relative movements of the targets, the depth of the submarine and the torpedo, and so on. These are among the many things that need to be calculated for the “firing solution”.
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