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Mark 68 GFCS director with AN/SPG-53 radar antenna on top.
Mark 68 GFCS director with AN/SPG-53 radar antenna on top.
Mark 37 Director c1944 with Mark 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mark 22 "orange peel"
Mark 37 Director c1944 with Mark 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mark 22 "orange peel"
Barr & Stroud 1.5–metre rangefinder, on display on Mikasa, Yokosuka, Japan
Barr & Stroud 1.5–metre rangefinder, on display on Mikasa, Yokosuka, Japan
Cut-away view of a RN K-class destroyer Director Control Tower with Type 285 radar. The below decks Fuze Keeping Clock is shown in the centre of the d
Cut-away view of a RN K-class destroyer Director Control Tower with Type 285 radar. The below decks Fuze Keeping Clock is shown in the centre of the drawing and is labelled "Gunnery Calculating Position", with the deflection operator seated.
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A German anti-aircraft 88 mm Flak gun with its fire-control computer from World War II. Displayed in the Canadian War Museum.
A German anti-aircraft 88 mm Flak gun with its fire-control computer from World War II. Displayed in the Canadian War Museum.
Admiralty Fire Control Table in the transmitting station of HMS Belfast.
Admiralty Fire Control Table in the transmitting station of HMS Belfast.
Ford Mk 1 Ballistic Computer. The name rangekeeper began to become inadequate to describe the increasingly complicated functions of rangekeeper. The M
Ford Mk 1 Ballistic Computer. The name rangekeeper began to become inadequate to describe the increasingly complicated functions of rangekeeper. The Mk 1 Ballistic Computer was the first rangekeeper that was referred to as a computer. Note the three pistol grips in the foreground. Those fired the ship's guns.
Accurate fire control systems were introduced in the early 20th century. Pictured, a cut-away view of a destroyer. The below deck analog computer is s
Accurate fire control systems were introduced in the early 20th century. Pictured, a cut-away view of a destroyer. The below deck analog computer is shown in the centre of the drawing and is labelled "Gunnery Calculating Position".