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Title    A Brief History of Analog Targeting Systems
Date    Tuesday March 18 2014, @01:27PM
Author    LaminatorX
Topic   
from the Surigao-Strait dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/03/18/137232

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."

Links

  1. "Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves" - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/gears-of-war-when-mechanical-analog-computers-ruled-the-waves/

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