Patent ID: 7121464

Claim:
A weapon firing system for firing a plurality of independently aimed weapons in a firing sequence in order to cause a plurality of projectiles fired by said plurality of independently aimed weapons to strike at least one target in a specified striking sequence, comprising: a. a plurality of weapons, each having i. a remotely operable firing mechanism, ii. weapon locating means, capable of accurately determining a position for said weapon, iii. communication means, capable of transmitting data regarding said position of said weapon, and capable of receiving commands sent to said weapon; b. target locating means, capable of accurately determining a position for said at least one target; c. a control unit having i. communication means, capable of receiving said data regarding said position of each of said weapons from said plurality of weapons and capable of transmitting weapon-specific fire commands to said plurality of weapons, ii. computation means, capable of computing a distance from each of said weapons to a target of said at least one target designated for each of said weapons, a time-in-flight for each of said plurality of projectiles, and said firing sequence for said plurality of weapons which will result in said specified striking sequence.