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Scientific American, Vol. 88, No. 13 (March 1903) (1903)

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. Although by constant gunnery practice and severe man, commonly called the sight setter. (1) The gun is mounted upon an unstable platform. drill the training of expert naval gunners is carried to The main requirement in this operation is that at (2) The target is extremely mobile both in posi- the… … sight together to align the latter. It will To attempt to overcome the difficul- be observed that the gun captain has to DETAILS OF THE OPERATING MECHANISM. ties which from the nature of the case perform the last named operation. The beset the gunner in his duty of laying a movement of the sight to…

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