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| + | The [[Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee]] complained that the present design in service was unreliable and did not meet the demands of [[Double Salvo|double salvo]] firing. It was suggested that device be made to work with the "timing shaft" and gun range on the Dreyer Table.<ref>''Reports of the Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee, 1918-1919'', p. 11. The editor is not yet aware of what the "timing shaft" was. Presumably, it indicated time of flight.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 19:20, 14 June 2011
Usborne's Fall of Shot Indicator[1]
Usborne's Fall of Shot Indicator was a specialised timer to help in assisting Spotting by sounding an audible alarm when one's own shots were about to fall about the target.
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE] ARTS 1916 p. 152
Performance
The Grand Fleet Dreyer Table Committee complained that the present design in service was unreliable and did not meet the demands of double salvo firing. It was suggested that device be made to work with the "timing shaft" and gun range on the Dreyer Table.[2]
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Footnotes
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