MK56 Gun Director
MK56 Gun Director on the USS Intrepid CV-11 Essex Class Aircraft Carrier - The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York, New York U.S.A.
Gun Fire Control System Mark 56 is an intermediate-range antiaircraft fire control system. Designed for use against high-speed subsonic aircraft targets, it provides gun train, gun elevation, and fuze orders for 3-, 5- and 6-inch guns. It may also be used against surface targets. Where a ship has two batteries (of different calibers) capable of AA fire, the system can produce different gun orders for both batteries simultaneously, thus permitting both to fire on the same target. This variation is known as a dual-ballistic system.
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MK56 Gun Director
MK56 Gun Director on the USS Intrepid CV-11 Essex Class Aircraft Carrier - The Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York, New York U.S.A.
Gun Fire Control System Mark 56 is an intermediate-range antiaircraft fire control system. Designed for use against high-speed subsonic aircraft targets, it provides gun train, gun elevation, and fuze orders for 3-, 5- and 6-inch guns. It may also be used against surface targets. Where a ship has two batteries (of different calibers) capable of AA fire, the system can produce different gun orders for both batteries simultaneously, thus permitting both to fire on the same target. This variation is known as a dual-ballistic system.
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