#fire control

[redarmyscreaming]

Anti Aircraft Battery directors. The Blitz, UK, 1940.

[jefkphotography]

Fire hydrant.

Photography

[lonestarbattleship]

"Massachusetts-built battleship USS NEW JERSEY (Battleship No. 16) seemingly in Boston at the end of fitting out, 22 June 1906. She had commissioned on 12 May, only six weeks before this photo was taken. Note the sighting hoods on her super-imposed turrets, with the big 12"/40 of the lower compartment equipped with a hood on either side, presumably for pointing (elevating) and training (rotating), while the upper 8"/45 gun house contains the standard three sighting hoods - one for pointing, one for training, and one for a turret captain. These super-imposed turrets are always a point of discussion, as the 8" could not rotate independently, instead being designed to capitalize on a greater rate of fire to pepper a target between 12" shots. Estimated battle ranges when these ships were designed were only several thousand yards, with optimal range being around 1,000 - or half a nautical mile.

Note the total lack of rangefinders, with the only the sighting hoods and a crow's nest well aloft visible for spotting. Gunnery was still heavily localized in this design, each turret having a commander in charge of ensuring aim was proper and firing time was opportune. Consider the effect this would have on firepower. With a broadside of 4 x 12", 6 x 8", 6 x 6", and even 6 x 3", all calibers could be individually damaging at ranges as close as 1,000 yards. However, coordination was rudimentary - voice pipes transmitted the command to fire, and seconds of delay could mean large differences in shell trajectory, plus each gun used an independent fire control calculation. If the guns could be centrally controlled and fired as a unit, the ship itself became a unified battery instead of a disparate set of turret commanders operating their guns semi-independently based on judgement. Though firing rate might decrease, hit rate would increase and greater ranges could be used, thus keeping the enemy at a distance (and out of torpedo range. Almost all battleships carried torpedo tubes until the 1920s).

This was the essence of fire control: turning the ship's independent guns into a battery to deal greater damage."

Caption is exclusive to Haze Grey History Facebook page (link) and was shared with the permission of Evan Dwyer. Click this link to read more of his works.

[kind-hufflepuff]

FIRE BENDER SEAMUS FINNIGAN

[incorrectpnatquotes]

Starch Radness 6, Round 1, Poll 8/16:

Which power do you prefer?

Fire Control

Laser Nose

Voting ended onMar 3, 2023

[nightflower-stuff]

🖤 Miko control the fire (My AU)🔥

I literally draw him as he control it for not hurting the humans, actually today. The animation on Ibispaint X was the new update ♥️😎😍🥰🔥🖤

The last slide was the new update on Ibispaint X like the flipaclip. I tried to animated him. You can reload & download it again ♥️😎

Hope you like him 🤗🤩🛐❤️🥺

[regelbau]

Regelbau FL244 Fire Control Post Command bunker for heavy Flak Anti Aircraft battery.

Atlantic Wall Regelbau FL244 Fire Control Post Command bunker for heavy Flak Anti Aircraft battery.

[that-one-deaf-witch]

I've been working weeks trying to control the flame