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A Brief History of Analog Targeting Systems

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the Surigao-Strait dept.

ed.goforth writes:

"Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves over at Ars is a quick recap of the history of naval targeting & fire control systems and the transition from analog to digital. In short, you'll never believe just how good those old designs were, and how much work it's taken to make GPS-based guidance be as accurate."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by randmcnatt on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:52PM

    by randmcnatt (671) on Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:52PM (#18081)
    When I first got interested in computers my dad handed me his copy of the US Navy's Basic Fire Control Mechanisms (I'm not at all sure he was supposed to). Amazingly, the manual is online [hnsa.org] [PDF]. It makes for an amazing read.
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