To: SnuffaBolshevik
Plus the targeting computer appears to has been analog with a zillion inputs.
33 posted on
09/15/2015 1:57:10 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current devices...one uses Brit spel now.)
To: Paladin2
"Plus the targeting computer appears to have been analog with a zillion inputs."So true.
On a family vacation to the Outer Banks, we toured the North Carolina (BB-55) and the fire control computer in the turret was amazing. As you stated, there were about 27 dials and wheels the size of a Golden Corral buffet station that would have been (today) encased in an ICU that could fit in the volume of a cigarette lighter.
To: Paladin2; SnuffaBolshevik
I recommend you both read this terrific article regarding the
Iowas fire control computers:
Gears of War
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