In submarine lingo...
...why is the "Target" always called a "Solution"?
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:23, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

It's a firing solution on the target.
The targets are usually called contacts, I believe.

*checks Tom Clancy, source of all knowlege on this subject*
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:26, Reply)

It's not really
The solution is the calculation that arrises from the bearing, speed, distance etc of the contact.

The process is sometimes called 'stacking the dots'
( WormuIus, Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:27, Reply)

Gotcha
A "solution" seems a mouthful when fighter pilots use the term "lock-on" for exactly the same thing.

*re-reads Wormulus's post*

Oh, I see. It's subject to extrapolation.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:29, Reply)

Contacts are assigned callsigns normally Sierra 001, Sierra 002 etc

( WormuIus, Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:39, Reply)

I much prefer
"That bloke over there on the left" and "no, the other bloke THERE!"
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 8 Jul 2009, 14:41, Reply)