Mark 51 Predictor
Mark 51 Director, or Predictor. A Sailor used this device to track attacking airplanes and generate firing data for the 40 mm automatic cannon. The data was transmitted electrically to the 40 mm cannon and made them much more effective. This was another American advantage in World War II in the Pacific. The Japanese counterpart of this device was an officer pointing with his Samurai sword and screaming orders to his gunners.
Battleship Texas, a museum ship on the San Jacinto Battleground, near Houston, Texas. This battleship was launched in 1912, saw service in both World Wars, and has been at this location as a museum ship since 1948. It is restored to her 1945 condition.
Mark 51 Predictor
Mark 51 Director, or Predictor. A Sailor used this device to track attacking airplanes and generate firing data for the 40 mm automatic cannon. The data was transmitted electrically to the 40 mm cannon and made them much more effective. This was another American advantage in World War II in the Pacific. The Japanese counterpart of this device was an officer pointing with his Samurai sword and screaming orders to his gunners.
Battleship Texas, a museum ship on the San Jacinto Battleground, near Houston, Texas. This battleship was launched in 1912, saw service in both World Wars, and has been at this location as a museum ship since 1948. It is restored to her 1945 condition.