Been there, done that! I was an FT on a WW2 era Tin can (USS Perkings DD-877, '66-68, 3 WesPac cruises!)!
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.
From reading about the computer, each round had an effect on the wear of the bore and that wear was accounted for before the next round was fired.
Been there, done that! I was an FT on a WW2 era Tin can (USS Perkings DD-877, '66-68, 3 WesPac cruises!)!
